Japan Protests Chinese Fighter Jets Tailing Japanese Aircraft
Chinese JH-7 fighter jets tailed Japanese YS-11EB patrol planes in the East China Sea for about 15 minutes on Wednesday and about 10 minutes on Thursday, a Defense Ministry statement said.
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