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Tokyo, Japan—Japan slammed on Tuesday what it called the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace as a “serious violation” of its sovereignty, saying Beijing was becoming “increasingly active.”
More than 24 hours later China is yet to comment, with US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan due in Beijing later Tuesday for talks with top diplomat Wang Yi that will include the South China Sea. “We refrain from giving a definite answer as to the intended purpose of the Chinese aircraft’s action. However, China’s recent military activities near Japan have a tendency to expand and become increasingly active,” he told a regular briefing.The uninhabited Danjo Islands are a group of small islets also located in the East China Sea off Japan’s southern Nagasaki region, and are not disputed territory.
Two non-military aircraft from China—a propeller-powered plane and a small drone—forayed into airspace near the Senkaku islands in 2012 and 2017, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.Japan, staunchly pacifist for decades, has ramped up defence spending with US encouragement, moving to acquire counter-strike capabilities and easing rules on arms exports.
Beijing claims the South China Sea—through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually—almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
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