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Chinese J-15 fighter jets locked fire-control radar onto Japanese F-15s in two separate incidents near Okinawa.

Japan denounced the action as dangerous and lodged a strong diplomatic protest with China.

The incident heightens concerns about military escalation amid already tense regional dynamics.

Japan has lodged a formal protest with China after Chinese fighter jets allegedly directed fire-control radar at Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters southeast of Okinawa.

According to Japan’s Defence Ministry, the incidents occurred on Saturday in two separate episodes several hours apart. The Chinese aircraft, believed to be J-15 fighters operating from the aircraft carrier Liaoning, intermittently locked their fire-control radar on Jap

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