Two-minute incursion by a surveillance aircraft, reportedly the first such incident by a military aircraft, comes amid regional tensions in Asia-Pacific region
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese military aircraft “violated” its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions, with local media reporting it as the first such move by a Chinese military plane.
The incursion into Japanese airspace was made by a Y-9 surveillance aircraft at 11.29am on Monday and lasted two minutes.