Japan expressed regret over China's FBC-1 aircraft's unprofessional flight in the East Sea, which endangered Japan's flight safety

According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News on July 10, on the 9th, during the normal flight of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces' YS-11EB electronic warfare reconnaissance aircraft over the East Sea, it encountered a Chinese Air Force FBC-1 fighter-bomber. The Chinese aircraft first flew past from below and then suddenly pulled up, followed by close escort, with the closest distance being less than 60 meters, causing dangerous maneuvers that interfered with the Japanese aircraft. The Japanese aircraft then moved away from the airspace and returned. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces expressed regret over the unprofessional flight behavior of the Chinese side and issued a reprimand.

It seems that the airspace where this Japanese reconnaissance aircraft entered should be within China's air defense identification zone. China only used a very restrained action of driving it away. Next time if the Japanese aircraft comes to provoke again, it would be better to lure it into Chinese airspace with electronic warfare and then shoot it down.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1837299582329868/

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