Chinese navy says Japan's claims inconsistent with facts

A Chinese navy spokesperson said on Sunday that a Japanese self-defense force aircraft repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy as it was training and that Japan's claims were inconsistent with the facts.

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7 December 2025 at 06:42:39

Chinese navy says Japan's claims inconsistent with facts

FILE PHOTO: Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this handout photo taken by Japan Self-Defense Forces and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on April 4, 2021. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan

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SHENZHEN, China- A Chinese navy spokesperson said on Sunday that a Japanese self-defense force aircraft repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy as it was training and that Japan's claims were inconsistent with the facts.

Earlier on Sunday, Japan's defence minister said that Chinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft near Japan's Okinawa islands in two incidents and condemned the move as dangerous.

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