Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident

Japan summoned China’s ambassador after accusing Chinese jets of locking radar onto its aircraft near Okinawa.

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00:00Japan has summoned China's ambassador after Chinese military aircraft

00:04reportedly locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa.

00:09The incident, which caused no damage or injuries,

00:13prompted Vice Foreign Minister Takhiro Funakushi to call in Ambassador Wu Jianghao

00:18on Sunday to deliver a strong protest,

00:20describing the move as dangerous and highly regrettable.

00:24Tokyo said J-15 jets from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier

00:31twice locked radar onto Japanese fighters on Saturday

00:35while operating in international waters near Okinawa.

00:39Radar locks are typically linked to weapon systems,

00:42though they can also be used for search and rescue.

00:46China has rejected Japan's account, calling it inconsistent with the facts

00:51and accusing Tokyo of spreading misinformation.

00:54Beijing issued a counter-protest demanding that Japan stop

00:58what it called dangerous interference in routine Chinese military training.

01:03The confrontation follows a separate standoff last week

01:06near disputed islands in the East China Sea.