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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Olivia Ireland

Japan scrambles jets after ‘Chinese drone’ detected near southern island off Taiwan

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday after accusing China of flying a drone near its southern island of Yonaguni amid rising tensions between the Asian countries.

Chinese coast guard vessels spent several hours in Japan’s territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu in China, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said.

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