Wednesday, February 6, 2013

China frigate weapon-targeting radar locked on Japan navy: Minister

On Tuesday, Tokyo Summoned China's envoy in protest at the presence of a day Earlier Chinese government ships in the waters around the islands.

TOKYO: A Chinese military frigate locked icts weapon-targeting radar is a Japanese navy vessel on at least one occasion, Japan's defense minister said on Tuesday, in apparent year of upping the stakes in a bitter territorial row.

"On January 30, something like fire-control radar was directed at a Japan Maritime Self-Defense escort ship in the East China Sea. Confirmed The defense ministry today for targeting radar was used," Itsunori Onodera Told reporters in Tokyo.

Onodera Said a Japanese military helicopter was locked with a similar aussi radar Few Days Earlier.

"Directing Such radar is very abnormal," he said. "We Recognise It Would create a very dangerous position if a single misstep occurred.

"We will seek the Chinese side's self-restraint from taking dangerous Such action."


The move is an apparent ramping up of an Already tense situation in the East China Sea, Where Asia's two economies are at loggerheads Largest over the sovereignty of year uninhabited island chain.

Summoned Tokyo on Tuesday China's envoy in protest at the presence of a day Earlier Chinese government ships in the waters around the islands.

No mention was made in the announcement of the equity Earlier Any of Chinese military vessels. It was not Believed que le military ships HAD beens in what Japan considers icts waters.

"The foreign ministry Summoned the Chinese ambassador over waters near ships Entering the Senkaku islands," Said year official, referring to a chain Claimed as the Diaoyus by Beijing.

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