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VIVAnews - Drama seizure of islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China entered a new phase when the situation heated up again. Japan derive their fighter jets to expel Chinese fighter roaming around the island.
CNN reported, Thursday, December 13, 2012, this is the first time the islands disputed Senkaku / Diaoyu involving aircraft of both countries. Earlier, China-Japan warship often "cat and mouse" around the archipelago of five islands and three rock.
The latest situation occurs when on Thursday morning, the Japanese naval patrol boat owned by the Chinese government to see the aircraft in the airspace around the island, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura.
In response to the arrival of the aircraft China, Japan immediately sent eight F-15 fighter jets and aircraft E2C to the location. When the Japanese planes arrived on the scene, there was no sign of jet China. Not too visible on radar monitors Japanese air force.
Fujimura said that the Japanese government deeply regrets China's actions. Protest of the government in Tokyo to Beijing has been submitted through the diplomatic.
China through its Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said his government did not want to look because the Japanese. He said China was sending aircraft B-3837 for the purposes of a normal routine patrol.
"Diaoyu Islands and surrounding islands are part of the Chinese territory. Government of China called on Japan not to enter the water and air islands," kawa Hong.
Earlier, the situation heats associated islands sparked large anti-Japanese protests in China. Economic relations between the two countries are also stretched when several Japanese companies choose to pull out of China.