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Tokyo Says Chinese Fighter Jet Came Within 50 Yards of Japanese Patrol Aircraft

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‘Such unusual approaches by Chinese military aircraft could potentially cause accidental collisions,’ the Japanese ministry said.

Tokyo Says Chinese Fighter Jet Came Within 50 Yards of Japanese Patrol Aircraft

Chinese J-15 fighter jets are launched from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier as part of a drill in the South China Sea on Jan. 2, 2017. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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Japan has raised concerns with the Chinese communist regime after a Chinese fighter jet approached its patrol aircraft at an unusually close distance of 50 yards, Tokyo said on June 12.

The encounter occurred on the morning of June 7, when a Chinese J-15 fighter jet flew near a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft that was carrying out a surveillance mission, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.

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