Chinese Fighter Jets Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Tokyo Says

The incident happened on Dec. 6 over the high seas of Okinawa Island.J-15 fighters from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier in South China Sea on Jan. 2, 2017. Mo Xiaoliang/Reuters12/7/2025|Updated: 12/7/2025Chinese fighter jets allegedly used radar to lock onto Japanese fighter planes over Okinawa Island, according to a Dec. 7 statement released by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The incident happened twice in the afternoon on Dec. 6 over the high seas of Okinawa, located nearly 400 miles south of mainland Japan in the East China Sea.Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]Author’s Selected Articles