Beijing said this had endangered the safety of both Chinese and Japanese aircraft crews and threatened regional stability, which could easily lead to accidents in the air.
The comments, by the Ministry of National Defense, came after Japanese media reports said Chinese military aircraft had confronted Japanese warplanes several times recently south of the Diaoyu Islands.
"The remarks utterly confuse right with wrong and mislead the public," the ministry said in a statement, demanding that Japan stop all provocative actions.
It said two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets were conducting regular missions within the air defense identification zone over the East China Sea on June 17 when two Japanese F-15 fighter jets approached at high speed and directed fire-control radar at the Chinese planes.
The ministry said the Japanese jets operated an infrared missile jammer before flying off after the Chinese planes responded "in a decisive way and adopted measures such as tactical maneuvering".
It also asked Japan to remove obstacles hindering bilateral negotiations over starting and operating an air and maritime contact mechanism between the two countries' defense ministries...
[China Daily -china.org.cn]
5/7/16
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