China Coast Guard Helicopter Violates Senkaku Islands Airspace... Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets

Kyodo News and NHK reported that on May 3, a helicopter belonging to the China Coast Guard temporarily violated Japanese airspace near the Senkaku Islands (known as Diaoyu Dao in China).

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At around 12:20 p.m. that day, four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands, and one helicopter flew into and violated Japanese airspace.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response.

NHK stated, "This is the fourth confirmed case of a Chinese aircraft violating Japanese airspace, and the third such incident occurring near the Senkaku Islands."

The Senkaku Islands are an area subject to a territorial dispute between Japan and China.

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