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The Japanese Defense Minister, Shinjiro Koizumiassured this Sunday that his country will respond “calmly” to the incident this Saturday in which Chinese fighters used their radar against two Japanese fighter planes southeast of Okinawa, in the midst of tension between the powers over Taiwan.
“We will respond with determination and calm to maintain peace and stability in the region,” the minister remarked to the press along with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marlesafter holding a meeting between the two in Tokyo, according to statements reported by the Japanese media Nikkei.
Marles, for his part, has described the incident as “extremely worrying“and has assured that he will work together with Japan to take action.
“Last night’s events are worrying, and Australia has also experienced worrying events” with China, the Australian detailed.
Ahead of their meeting, the ministers monitored air defense systems at the headquarters of the Japanese Defense Ministry, and agreed to strengthen their cooperation after Australia committed in August to acquire 11 Japanese Mogami frigates to renew its fleet.
The disagreement arose when Chinese fighters intermittently illuminated Japanese fighters with their radar, an incident that occurred in “international waters southeast of the island of Okinawa,” according to the Japanese minister.
The official has indicated that Japan has filed a protest with the chinese authorities for the incident, which caused no damage to the pilots or aircraft.
The radar on a fighter aircraft is used both to locate objects and to aim your missilesso a pilot who receives a radar alert has no way of knowing what the opposing fighter’s intentions are, according to EFE.
He Japanese Ministry of Defense has explained that the Japanese fighters were outside Chinese airspace when they were illuminated by the radar, and that there was no reason to use it intermittently if the objective was simply to locate its position.
The incident occurs in a moment of special tension between Tokyo and Beijing following comments last month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who said that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could justify intervention of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (Army).
Beijing responded with economic and cultural pressure measuresincluding travel warnings to Japan, the ban on importing Japanese seafood and the suspension of licenses for films and concerts from the neighboring country.