Chinese Air Force fighter by Japan fighter interference

Shen Jinke Chinese Air Force spokesman said, out November 25 the Chinese Air Force fighter while flying over the Bashi Strait of Miyako. Warplanes take off. Xinhua News Agency

The Beijing News (Xinhua Li Yukun) told reporters the Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun December 10, the morning of December 10, Miyako airspace to the West of the Straits Chinese air force plane after routine sea training Pacific, Japan self defense force has deployed 1 2 F-15 imposed on Chinese jet fighter interference at close range and fired decoys, endangering China's aircraft and personnel security. Pilot immediately to take the necessary measures, and continue to carry out related training. Miyako is recognized as the international shipping lanes of the Straits, the Chinese air force sea training is a routine arrangement within the annual plan, and is not targeted at any specific country and target, consistent with relevant international law and international practice. Japan military's behaviour is dangerous, unprofessional and undermined international law freedom of navigation and overflight. China expresses its serious concern and made solemn representations.

Yang Yujun said, it is to be noted that, in recent years, Japan ship repeated disturbance can easily lead to misunderstanding, and cause sea and air friction and even conflict. We urge the Japanese side to maintain the stability of the region and China and Japan relations overall, to take effective measures to prevent sea and air safety problems.

Collaborative Innovation Center for South China Sea studies researcher Emma Stubbs said Miyako Strait is the main island of the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and Miyako a Seaway between, the Strait is very wide, was twice times in the Taiwan Strait, from the legal nature of the Miyako Strait is a territorial sea straits, which belongs to the littoral States of the Straits in the waters outside of the territorial waters of Japan's exclusive economic zone waters, in accordance with the provisions of the 1982 United Nations law of the Sea Convention, States, including the military warships ships and aircraft have the right to apply to the high seas and in the Miyako Strait over navigation and overflight freedom. Therefore, the Miyako Strait Chinese military aircraft crossing over from the point of view of international law was entirely legal, Japan military interference seriously hampers the freedom of navigation of the international community, including China.

"Noteworthy is that Chinese military aircraft crossing the Miyako Strait to the Western Pacific Ocean for sea training is open and transparent. "Emma Stubbs said that just last month the Defense Ministry at a regular press conference, in response to the media on the people's Liberation Army Air Force warplanes flew over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait blue water training during China's Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said, the training is routine arrangement within the annual plan for the Chinese army, will continue to organize such training in the future. Therefore, Japan, of course, know that the Chinese military will conduct routine training, does not rule out Japan always squat down to monitor the airspace of waters, waiting for Chinese training ship destroyed, this willful behavior deepened the ill will.

(Editors: Biao Guo UN832)
2016-12-11 05:13:27
The Beijing News

中国空军战机遭日本战机干扰

　　中国空军新闻发言人申进科日前表示，中国空军11月25日出动多型战机同时飞越巴士海峡宫古海峡。图为战机依令起飞。新华社发

　　新京报讯 （记者李玉坤）中国国防部新闻发言人杨宇军12月10日向记者表示，12月10日上午，中国空军飞机经宫古海峡空域赴西太平洋进行例行性远海训练，日本自卫队出动1批2架F-15战斗机对中方飞机实施近距离干扰并发射干扰弹，危害中方飞机和人员安全。中方飞行员迅即采取必要应对措施，并继续开展相关训练。宫古海峡是公认的国际航道，中国空军此次远海训练是年度计划内的例行性安排，不针对任何特定国家和目标，符合相关国际法和国际实践。日本军机的行为是危险的、不专业的，破坏了国际法赋予的航行和飞越自由。中方对此表示严重关切并提出严正交涉。

　　杨宇军说，需要指出的是，近年来日本舰机的多次干扰活动极易导致误解误判，引发海空摩擦甚至冲突。我们敦促日方从维护地区稳定和中国和日本关系大局出发，切实采取有效措施，防止发生海空安全问题。

　　南海研究协同创新中心研究员石亮表示，宫古海峡是琉球群岛的主岛冲绳岛和宫古岛之间的一条海上航道，海峡非常宽，是台湾海峡的2倍，从法律性质上讲宫古海峡是非领海海峡，海峡当中领海以外的水域属于海峡沿岸国日本的专属经济区水域，按照1982年《联合国海洋法公约》的规定，包括军用舰机在内的各国船舶和飞机在宫古海峡都享有适用于公海及其上空的航行和飞越自由。因此，中国军机穿越宫古海峡上空从国际法的角度讲是完全合法的，日本军机的干扰行为严重妨碍了包括中国在内的国际社会的航行自由。

　　“值得注意的是，中国方面对军机穿越宫古海峡赴西太平洋海域进行远海训练一直是公开透明的。”石亮称，就在上个月的中国国防部例行记者会上，在回应媒体关于解放军空军军机飞越巴士海峡和宫古海峡远海训练的提问时，中国国防部发言人杨宇军表示，训练是中国军队年度计划内的例行性安排，今后还将继续组织此类训练。因此，日本方面当然知道中国军机将开展例行性的训练，不排除日方一直在蹲守监视相关海域的空域情况，伺机对中方正常训练的舰机干扰破坏，这种明知故犯的行为加深了日方的恶意。

(责任编辑：郭彪 UN832)
2016-12-11 05:13:27
新京报