China sharply rejected Japan’s accusations over the Liaoning carrier group’s drills near the Miyako Strait, calling Tokyo’s claims false and dangerously escalatory. Beijing demanded Japan stop “slanderous acts” and blamed Japanese aircraft for unsafe interceptions that threatened PLA training. Japan filed a formal protest, insisting Chinese maneuvers and radar activity endangered its forces. The clash escalates tensions already heightened by Tokyo’s warnings over Chinese moves near Taiwan.
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