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A Tu-154 electronic warfare aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and a Y-12 utility aircraft of China's State Oceanic Administration entered the Japanese air defense identification zone (ADIZ) simultaneously on Feb. 21, according to the state-run China News Service.
The Japanese defense ministry first reported on Friday that a Chinese Tu-154 was detected near the border of its ADIZ while another aircraft, a Y-12, flew into the zone and was spotted 140 kilometers away from the disputed Diaoyutai islands (Senkaku to Japan, Diaoyu to China). The F-15J fighters of the Japan Air Self Defense Force were ordered to scramble and intercept the intruding Chinese aircraft, the defense ministry said.
Observers note that the Tu-154 may have been deployed to the Diaoyutai region to collect critical data on the Japanese military.
Tensions remain high between the two nations since Japan, which administers the contested islands, "nationalized" three of the five islands through purchases from private owners in September 2012. Following the Peace Mission 2013, a joint anti-terrorism military exercise with Russia, China has launched a number of drills to simulate and win amphibious warfare against Japan in a short period of time.
Meanwhile, James Fannell, the director of the US Pacific Fleet's Intelligence and Information Operations said that China has the potential to launch a blitzkrieg or lighting war against Japan like the military tactic used by Nazi Germany in World War II.
Beijing has already declared that necessary action may be taken to defend its sovereignty over the Diaoyutai if Tokyo continues to provoke China. Since Japan "nationalized" the islands, China has continued to deploy vessels and aircraft to the Japanese exclusive economic zone and ADIZ to challenge its administration over the area.
The Japanese defense ministry first reported on Friday that a Chinese Tu-154 was detected near the border of its ADIZ while another aircraft, a Y-12, flew into the zone and was spotted 140 kilometers away from the disputed Diaoyutai islands (Senkaku to Japan, Diaoyu to China). The F-15J fighters of the Japan Air Self Defense Force were ordered to scramble and intercept the intruding Chinese aircraft, the defense ministry said.
Observers note that the Tu-154 may have been deployed to the Diaoyutai region to collect critical data on the Japanese military.
Tensions remain high between the two nations since Japan, which administers the contested islands, "nationalized" three of the five islands through purchases from private owners in September 2012. Following the Peace Mission 2013, a joint anti-terrorism military exercise with Russia, China has launched a number of drills to simulate and win amphibious warfare against Japan in a short period of time.
Meanwhile, James Fannell, the director of the US Pacific Fleet's Intelligence and Information Operations said that China has the potential to launch a blitzkrieg or lighting war against Japan like the military tactic used by Nazi Germany in World War II.
Beijing has already declared that necessary action may be taken to defend its sovereignty over the Diaoyutai if Tokyo continues to provoke China. Since Japan "nationalized" the islands, China has continued to deploy vessels and aircraft to the Japanese exclusive economic zone and ADIZ to challenge its administration over the area.