Sunday, December 7, 2025

China & Japan Narrowly Avoid Live Fire Conflict After F-15 Radar Lock Incident

 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-japan-narrowly-avoid-live-fire-conflict-after-f-15-radar-lock-incident

A major and very dangerous incident occurred over waters off Japan's southern islands on Saturday, but has only been publicly revealed Sunday. Chinese PLA military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, at a moment Japan-China relations have deteriorated to their worst in many years

Japan and Australia are urging calm in the wake of the aerial encounter, with contrasting accounts and accusations from each side that the other is acting dangerously. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his country and allies have formally protested it, calling this "an extremely regrettable" act and "a dangerous" one which exceeds "the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations."