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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Helen Davidson in Taipei

Chinese fighter jet in near miss with Japan military plane as Pacific tensions rise

A Chinese J-15 warplane approaches a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C patrol aircraft
A Chinese J-15 warplane from the aircraft carrier Shandong approaches a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C patrol aircraft on 8 June. Photograph: Japanese Ministry of Defense

Japan has voiced “serious concern” over a near miss involving one of its military planes and a Chinese fighter jet in the Pacific, where recent manoeuvres by Chinese aircraft carrier groups have raised tensions across the region.

Beijing later rejected the criticism, accusing Japan of dangerous behaviour.

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