Japan reports: Chinese Jet flew 45 meters next to surveillance aircraft

Japan reports: Chinese Jet flew 45 meters next to surveillance aircraft

Seoul, South Korea - A Chinese fighter plane was dangerously close to a Japanese naval reconnaissance aircraft last weekend (around 45 meters), as the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. The US ambassador to Tokyo described this behavior as "dangerous" and "negligent".

encounter about international waters

The close encounter occurred on Saturday morning between the Japanese P-3c Orion, a four-engine turboprop monitoring and anti-submarine plane, and a J-15 fighter plane launched by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong. This happened over the international waters of the Pacific, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

details of the encounter

The encounter lasted about 40 minutes, while the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was on a surveillance mission. According to the explanation, the Chinese aircraft came to the Japanese aircraft up to 45 meters.

other dangerous approaches

Another dangerous encounter between a Chinese fighter plane and a Japanese aircraft occurred on Sunday. The Chinese military aircraft passed about 900 meters (2,950 feet) directly in front of the flight route of a P-3C, reported the Ministry.

criticism from the USA

The US ambassador in Japan, George Glass, bluntly commented in his criticism. "The recent dangerous maneuver of a Chinese fighter plane, which put the life of Japanese occupying members at risk," Glass said in a contribution to X and mockingly described the incident as "another example of Beijings 'good neighborhood'".

China's aggressive strategies

Glass added: "Whether it is the bothered of Philippine ships, attacks on Vietnamese fishermen or the fire -fighting of flare to Australian aircraft, Beijing knows only ruthless aggression."

In recent years, China has been accused of all these actions in the South China Sea and other regions of the Indopazacific. At a Defense Forum in Singapore last month, US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth expressed that China had a pattern of harassment and experiment to intimidate his neighbors.

military exercises of the Chinese marine

The Chinese-Japanese encounters occurred in international waters of the Pacific, while Beijing dispatched two aircraft carriers to the region to carry out exercises there. The Chinese carriers and their accompanying forces practiced remote defense and joint operations, it said in a military explanation.

"This is a routine arrangement in the context of the annual training plan, which aims to improve the ability of the Chinese people's exemption army to fulfill their missions. The exercises are in accordance with the applicable international laws and practical and are not directed against certain countries or units," said the Senior Captain Wang Xuemeng, spokesman for the Chinese People's exemption army.