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13 Jun 2014
Japan threatens China's air space, Chinese envoy says
FXStreet (Bali) - According to Xinhua News Agency, citing a Chinese envoy, tensions between Japan and China are escalating, following a threat over China's Air Defense Identification Zone, after a Japanese plane invaded the area, said Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua.
As Xinhua reports: "Cheng said that Japan's YS11EB and OP3C aircraft tailed after China's Tu-154 plane as close as 30 meters over the East China Sea at around 10 a.m. Wednesday and the Japanese fighters' action seriously threatened the safety of China's plane."
"In an effort to prevent further contingency, two Chinese fighters, following orders, flew to the incident airspace and conducted surveillance on the two Japanese planes with a distance of 150 and 200 meters respectively, Cheng said", Xinhua adds.
As Xinhua reports: "Cheng said that Japan's YS11EB and OP3C aircraft tailed after China's Tu-154 plane as close as 30 meters over the East China Sea at around 10 a.m. Wednesday and the Japanese fighters' action seriously threatened the safety of China's plane."
"In an effort to prevent further contingency, two Chinese fighters, following orders, flew to the incident airspace and conducted surveillance on the two Japanese planes with a distance of 150 and 200 meters respectively, Cheng said", Xinhua adds.