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"Japan has voiced “serious concern” over a near miss involving one of its
military planes and a Chinese fighter jet in the Pacific, where recent
manoeuvres by Chinese aircraft carrier groups have raised tensions across the
region.
Beijing later rejected the criticism, accusing Japan of dangerous behaviour.
The Chinese aircraft took off from a moving aircraft carrier, the
Shandong,
and reportedly flew within 45 metres of a Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF)
patrol plane shortly afterwards. On Thursday, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary,
Yoshimasa Hayashi, urged Beijing to prevent a repeat of the incident, which
took place at the weekend.
Hayashi said the near miss, which occurred in international waters, could have
caused an accidental collision.
Japan’s defence ministry said a J-15 fighter jet from the Chinese aircraft
carrier
Shandong had engaged in other “dangerous” activity, including passing
in front of an SDF aircraft flying at the same altitude about 900 metres away.
Although there was no damage to the Japanese plane or injuries among its crew,
Japan had “expressed serious concerns” over the “abnormal approaches”, the
ministry said."
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