The territorial violation by China is the latest in a series of events amplifying tensions between Beijing and Japan.
A Chinese military surveillance plane breached Japanese airspace off the country’s southwestern coast on Monday, marking what Japan’s defense ministry described as the first known incursion by China’s military into its territorial airspace.
According to a ministry official, a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft briefly entered Japanese territory near Nagasaki Prefecture around 11:30 a.m. on Monday. In response, Japan’s Self-Defense Force put fighter jets on high alert and issued a warning to the Chinese aircraft.
While Chinese planes frequently appear in international airspace around Japan, this incident represents the first confirmed entry of a military aircraft into Japan’s territorial airspace.
Very possible it was just an inexperienced/behind schedule pilot cutting corners on the route.
In a vacuum, maybe. In the context of how China has been acting towards nearly all of their neighbors recently, not likely. This reeks of wolf warrior diplomacy.
In the context of how China has been acting towards nearly all of their neighbors
The Western reporting coverage of Chinese military operations is slanted to paint China as an aggressor, in the same way Western reporting of Iraq in the early 2000s was slanted to paint Iraqis as terrorists.
You don’t read about American military aircraft invading Japanese airspace because Japan is occupied territory. You don’t read about Taiwanese aircraft invading Chinese airspace, because there’s no defined territorial line between them on account of Taiwan being contested territory.
This reeks of wolf warrior diplomacy.
China sending a single Rambo-esque supersoldier in to liberate native peoples from an evil mercenary army?
Dude what? China’s near-daily incursions over Taiwan have escalated and escalated to an objectively ridiculous level. Nobody “painting” shit.
The Western reporting coverage of Chinese military operations is slanted to paint China as an aggressor
China is literally aggressive in both active and passive ways, maybe some news outlets are exaggerating a little for clicks, but it’s not by much
You don’t read about American military aircraft invading Japanese airspace because Japan is occupied territory.
Japan isn’t “occupied territory” they are a US ally who allows us to have a base there for rapid response and protection.
You don’t read about Taiwanese aircraft invading Chinese airspace, because there’s no defined territorial line between them on account of Taiwan being contested territory.
Lol, nah, Taiwan is a country the only one contesting it is China in the same way that Russia is “contesting” that Ukraine is their territory.
This reeks of wolf warrior diplomacy.
China sending a single Rambo-esque supersoldier in to liberate native peoples from an evil mercenary army?
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It’s called strategic boundary pushing China has been known to do such things with their other neighbors
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You reek of a China apologist
China is literally aggressive in both active and passive ways
Are we doing the “Chinese Weather Balloon” hysteria again?
Japan isn’t “occupied territory” they are a US ally
Starting in which year?
Taiwan is a country the only one contesting it is China
Where does Taiwanese airspace end and Chinese airspace begin? Would it surprise you to discover that Taiwan claims airspace over the south end of China?
I know folks on here love making the “East Taiwan” joke, but are you seriously going to argue that Xiamen and Fuzhou are also part of Taiwan?
It’s called strategic boundary pushing
China’s actions paint them as an aggressor.
You’re right that you don’t read about the US military invading Japanese territory as they are invited by the Japanese government. Countries are free to repeal that invitation just like Niger.
And no, I’m not referencing a movie.