Rising Tensions Over Skies: China-Japan Aerial Standoff

Chinese fighter jets targeted Japanese aircraft with radar over international waters near Okinawa, escalating tensions between the nations. Japan's Defence Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, labeled the maneuvers as 'dangerous,' prompting a formal protest to China. The incident is part of ongoing friction regarding territorial claims.

In an alarming escalation of regional tensions, Chinese fighter jets pointed their fire-control radar at Japanese planes over international waters near Okinawa on Saturday, in what Japan's Defense Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, condemned as a 'dangerous act.'

The maneuvers took place close to islands claimed by both nations, adding strain to already fraught relations following Japan's recent warnings about responding to Chinese aggression toward Taiwan.

Japan reported that the Chinese J-15 jets had taken off from the Liaoning aircraft carrier accompanied by three missile destroyers, heightening the military posturing in the region.

(With inputs from agencies.)