Tokyo: Tokyo has protested against Beijing after the “violation” of a Chinese helicopter. JapanThe airspace and four ships entered their regional water around the disputed islands.
Island in Eastern China Sea – is known as Diyu in China and Senakaku in Japan – claimed by Beijing but administered by Tokyo and bilateral stresses have frequent hotspots.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement released late on Saturday that its Deputy Minister filed a “strong protest” with the Chinese Ambassador to Japan on an intrusion of four. China Coast Guard On the same day around the islands of Japan’s regional water.
The Vice Minister also protested that “violations of the regional airspace of Japan by a helicopter launched from one of the shore ships of China, strongly urges (China) to ensure that similar functions do not recur”.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense said the helicopter flew inside the Japanese airspace on Saturday near Senakaku Island for about 15 minutes.
The ministry said, “Self -defense forces responded by foot to fighter jets.”
Public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported that this is the first time a Chinese government helicopter violated the Japanese airspace from the disputed islands.
On the same day, the Chinese Coast Guard announced that it used a helicopter to “expel” a Japanese airplane from the airspace around the disputed islands.
Liu Dejun, a spokesman for China’s coast, said a Japanese national aircraft entered the airspace of “illegally” at 11:19 pm (GMT 0219) and left five minutes later.
Beijing has often announced that it has distanced Japanese ships and aircraft from the islands, but Japanese officials have told the AFP that Chinese officials sometimes declare removal when no one has happened.
Unnamed Japanese officials told local media that Beijing was probably reacting to a small Japanese national aircraft flying near the islands.
Chinese and Japanese patrol ships in the eastern China Sea have regularly staged dangerous face-offs around the disputed islands.
Tension between China and other contenders in some east parts South China Seas Japan has been inspired to deepen relations with the Philippines and the United States.
