→National Aug. 07, 2014 – 06:30AM JST ( 25 ) TOKYO — Chinese coast guard ships sailed into waters off Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, officials said, after Tokyo’s annual defense paper warned over China’s “dangerous… Read More ›
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Japan, China trade claims over latest aerial provocation
by Reiji Yoshida and Mizuho Aoki Jun 12, 2014 Tokyo and Beijing traded blame Thursday over the second close and potentially dangerous encounter in just over two weeks between Chinese SU-27 fighter jets and Japanese reconnaissance planes over the… Read More ›
Japan ASDF scrambles jets to intercept three Chinese planes
AFP-JIJI Print: Mar 10, 2014 The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled jets Sunday after three Chinese planes approached Japanese airspace, defense officials said. The ASDF response was prompted by a Chinese Y-8 surveillance plane and two H-6 bombers that were flying… Read More ›
Senior Navy intelligence officer ” China was training its forces to be capable of carrying out a “short, sharp” war with Japan in the East China Sea “
Pentagon plays down intelligence officer’s provocative China assessment Segment found at about 26:28 Source: Reuters – Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:31 AM Author: Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday played down remarks by a senior Navy… Read More ›
China warns foreign military planes entering defense zone
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Jan. 25, 2014 – 06:46AM JST ( 14 ) BEIJING — China said Friday it has begun issuing warnings to foreign military planes entering its self-declared air defense zone over the East China Sea amid heightened tensions… Read More ›
Japan condemns China fishing curbs; vows to defend islands
By Kiyoshi Takenaka National Jan. 13, 2014 – 06:35AM JST – require foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval to enter disputed waters in the South China Sea, which the local government says are under its jurisdiction NARASHINO — Japan on… Read More ›
Is World War Three about to start… by accident? Max Hastings asks whether rising tensions between China and Japan could boil over
Chinese diplomat argued that Japan risks ‘serious threat to global peace’ He even compared Japan today to Lord Voldemort, from Harry Potter It comes just weeks after China declared its own Air Defence Zone Japan’s prime minister has threatened to… Read More ›
US and Chinese warships nearly collide amid tensions over airspace
USS Cowpens was near Liaoning aircraft carrier in South China Sea when another Chinese ship closed in, officials say Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 13 December 2013 22.30 EST China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier on an East China Sea exercise in… Read More ›
Impending Japan-China war has the makings of a Clancy classic
by Mark Schreiber Online: Dec 07, 2013 Print: Dec 08, 2013 Last Modified: Dec 08, 2013 – On Nov. 23, China announced the creation of a newly expanded air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, overlapping a… Read More ›
New Yellow Sea naval drills seen as warning message
PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 December, 2013, 1:24pm UPDATED : Saturday, 07 December, 2013, 3:33am Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com A ship gun fires during last month’s exercises. Photo: SCMP The PLA Navy launched eight days… Read More ›
China pulls out of UN process over territorial dispute with Philippines
• Move underscores China’s tough geopolitical stance in region • Territorial claims continue to dominate visit by Joe Biden Paul Lewis in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 6 December 2013 13.25 EST Fallout over China’s territorial claims has become the… Read More ›
U.S. advises airlines to comply with China air zone demands
By IAN MADER National Nov. 30, 2013 – 04:40PM JST ( 16 ) BEIJING — The United States on Saturday advised U.S. carriers to comply with China’s demand that it be told of any flights passing through its new… Read More ›
China scrambles military planes after US and Japan fly sorties into new zone
EEV: Read the Link to article at bottom – “japan-prime-target-chinas-new-air-zone-state-media” Tensions rise as US and Japan fly sorties and South Korea puts contested island in its own zone Kristine Kwok kristine.kwok@scmp.com PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 November, 2013, 10:26am UPDATED : Friday,… Read More ›
China sends warplanes to new air defence zone amid tensions
China has reacted to US and Japanese breaches by reportedly announcing it will now carry out regular patrols A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku in Japan… Read More ›
‘Hostile’ aircraft could be shot down in new air zone: Chinese air force general
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 3:07pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 5:06pm Chris Luo chris.luo@scmp.com The Chinese guided missile destroyer No. 139 of the PLA Navy’s North Sea Fleet fires a missile during a naval drill in the… Read More ›
Criticism of China’s ADIZ increases; Japanese airlines do a policy U-turn / All Nippon Airways now refuse to comply with China
An All Nippon Airways Co. jet taxis at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Oct. 27. Japanese airlines reversed their earlier announcements that they would follow rules set by China over its air defense identification zone. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI Nov 27, 2013… Read More ›
US military aircraft defies China’s new defence zone to fly over disputed East China Sea
Two US B-52 bombers have flown over the disputed Senkaku/Daiyou islands, ‘in a direct challenge’ to China’s new air defence zone A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in… Read More ›
Chinese embassy in Tokyo has called on all Chinese citizens in Japan to voluntarily register with its consular section as tensions between the two countries reach new heights
PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 November, 2013, 12:20pm UPDATED : Monday, 25 November, 2013, 6:16pm Patrick Boehler patrick.boehler@scmp.com The Chinese embassy in Tokyo has called on all Chinese citizens in Japan to voluntarily register with its consular section as tensions between… Read More ›
U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone
Nov. 24, 2013 – 03:00PM JST ( 18 ) U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone The disputed islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in ChinaAFP… Read More ›
China creates air defence zone over Japan-controlled islands as of 10.00am Saturday
Aircraft in the zone are expected to provide their flight plan, clearly mark their nationality, and maintain radio communication with Chinese authorities PUBLISHED : Saturday, 23 November, 2013, 1:27pm A view from a Chinese surveillance aircraft shows the disputed Diaoyu… Read More ›
China accuses Japan of interfering in naval drills
Nov. 01, 2013 – 06:17AM JST BEIJING — China’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday it has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint over what it called “dangerous provocation” by Japan for shadowing Chinese military exercises in the western Pacific. Sino-Japanese ties… Read More ›
Japan’s PM warns China on use of force as jets scrambled
By AFP | AFP – 8 hours ago AFP/AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) delivers a speech next to Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) during military review at the Ground Self-Defence Force’s Asaka training ground, on October 27, …more 2013 less … Read More ›
Abe says he is ready to be more assertive against China / “If Japan does resort to enforcement measures like shooting down aircraft, that is a serious provocation to us, an act of war.” China’s Defense Ministry
Politics Oct. 27, 2013 – 06:00AM JST ( 12 ) TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in an interview published on Saturday, said Japan was ready to be more assertive towards China as Beijing threatened to strike back if provoked…. Read More ›
All Chinese journalists ordered to censor supportive stances toward Japan
Kyodo Oct 20, 2013 BEIJING – China’s Communist Party has begun ordering all Chinese journalists not to take supportive stances toward Japan when writing about territorial and historical issues between the two countries, participants of a mandatory training program revealed… Read More ›
Secret Japan-China talks held over island dispute
Oct. 16, 2013 – 07:01AM JST TOKYO — A senior Chinese government official has secretly visited Japan for talks with Japanese officials aimed at improving bilateral relations damaged by an ongoing territorial row, a report said Tuesday. The talks involving… Read More ›
China warns U.S., Japan, Australia not to gang up in sea disputes
Politics Oct. 07, 2013 – 02:05PM JST SHANGHAI — China said on Monday the United States, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and South China… Read More ›
Ships patrol Diaoyu Islands in advance of anniversary
China sends large coastguard flotilla to mark Japan’s purchase of disputed islands last year Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 [Updated: 10:00AM] Teddy Ng teddy.ng@scmp.com Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyu Islands…. Read More ›
China warns Japan against stationing workers on disputed isles ” would not tolerate provocation “
National Sep. 11, 2013 – 06:55AM JST ( 45 ) TOKYO/BEIJING — China on Tuesday said it would not tolerate provocation after Japan’s top government spokesman said the country might station government workers on disputed islands in the East China… Read More ›
Japan could anger China by putting government workers on isles
A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) and vessel sail as Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, is pictured in the background, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ruairidh… Read More ›
Japan scrambles jets in response to drone
reason.com — Sep 10 Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after an unidentified drone flew near Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China, a defence ministry spokesman said. It was the first reported incident of its kind.Japan’s… Read More ›
Chinese bombers prompt Japanese jet scramble
Kyodo News InternationalSeptember 8, 2013 12:18 Japan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday two Chinese H-6 bombers flew round trip from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean without violating Japanese airspace the same day after overflying waters between Okinawa… Read More ›
China rules out talks with Japan on disputed Diaoyus
Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 [Updated: 5:28AM] A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols off the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters China sees no reason to hold talks with Japan over their dispute about ownership of… Read More ›
Japan could be ‘main player’ if Asia conflicts break out: defense minister
By Harumi Ozawa Politics Aug. 27, 2013 – 02:01PM JST ( 6 ) TOKYO — Japan could be a key participant if conflict breaks out in Asia, the defense minister said Monday, warning China is seeking to exploit difficulties… Read More ›
Japan to deploy ships after China detected drilling in disputed waters – report
Published time: July 18, 2013 16:50 An aerial view shows a Chinese facility under construction (top R) for natural gas exploration and a large crane ship are seen near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the… Read More ›
Japan seeks to ‘nationalize’ islands
With an Upper House election looming this weekend, the Japanese cabinet plans to strengthen territorial claims on hundreds of remote islands in the East China Sea. -China Daily/ANN Tue, Jul 16, 2013 China Daily/Asia News Network With an Upper House… Read More ›
China refuses to confirm Okinawa Island belongs to Japanese
Bloomberg — May 09 China refused to confirm that Okinawa belongs to Japan after two Chinese scholars suggested re-examining the ownership of the archipelago that includes the island, adding to tensions over a separate territorial dispute. Agreements between… Read More ›
China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People’s Daily – China may claim rights to Okinawa
Politics May. 08, 2013 – 05:00PM JST BEIJING — China’s top newspaper on Wednesday published a call for a review of Japan’s sovereignty over the island of Okinawa—home to major U.S. bases—with the Asian powers already embroiled in a territorial… Read More ›
China official clearly calls Senkaku core interest
Jiji Press — Apr 27 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying clarified at a regular press conference Friday that the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea are part of the country’s core interests concerning its territorial sovereignty. It is… Read More ›
China, Japan tense over disputed islands : Eight Chinese government ships had entered waters near the contested islands
CNN — Apr 24 The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial… Read More ›
Chinese ships track Japanese nationalist flotilla
canberratimes.com.au — Apr 23 Eight Chinese government ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands, the most in a single day since Tokyo nationalised part of the archipelago, the Japanese government says. A flotilla of boats carrying… Read More ›
Abe vows to expel by force any Chinese landing on disputed isles
National Apr. 23, 2013 – 01:20PM JST ( 3 ) A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets in the East China Sea.;AFP TOKYO — Prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday vowed to “expel by force” any Chinese… Read More ›
China calls on Japan to stop scrambling its fighters
National Apr. 19, 2013 – 06:40AM JST ( 40 ) BEIJING — China called on Japan on Thursday to stop sending jets up against Chinese aircraft after Japan said it had scrambled its fighters twice as often in the past… Read More ›
Japan scrambled jets against China planes record 306 times in 12 months
National Apr. 18, 2013 – 08:15AM JST ( 29 ) TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese aircraft a record number of times in the year to March 2013, mostly after the nationalisation of disputed islands, the… Read More ›
U.S., Japan review plans for retaking disputed islands
National Mar. 21, 2013 – 06:05PM JST ( 52 ) Disputed islands claimed by China and controlled by JapanAFP WASHINGTON — U.S. and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if… Read More ›
Abe: China radar-lock on Japan ship ‘dangerous’
Politics Feb. 06, 2013 – 12:45PM JST TOKYO — The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was “dangerous” and “provocative,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions in a territorial row ratcheted up. “It was… Read More ›
Japan protests to China after a Japanese navy ship was targeted by guided missile radar
Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel Reuters Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 TOKYO – A Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship near disputed East China Sea… Read More ›
China sends three Warships to disputed Islands
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Three Chinese government ships were sailing in waters around islands disputed with Japan today, a day after the Japanese premier suggested a summit could help mend frayed ties. Japan’s coastguard said the maritime surveillance boats were… Read More ›
U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday.AFP WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not… Read More ›
Ministry may base F-15s near Miyakojima to counter Chinese intrusions faster
Kyodo The Defense Ministry is thinking of stationing F-15 fighter jets at a remote airport halfway from Naha to Taiwan to speed up its response to airspace incursions by China near the disputed Senkaku Islands, government sources said Monday. The… Read More ›
China to survey islands disputed with Japan
Jan 15, 2013 11:17 Moscow Time Photo: EPA China is to carry out a geographical survey of islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan. The survey of the Diaoyu islands was… Read More ›
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