In February of 2012 the racist, ultra nationalist and complete asshole former governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara decided to solicit private funds for the the purchase of three of the Senkaku islands held by a private party from Saitama. All in an effort to force the government at that time to make a definitive statement over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands. Tokyo decided to nationalise the islands believing that it would head off a political confrontation with China.
Just the opposite happened when anti Japanese riots broke out in China egged on by the government.
All in an effort to force Japan to recognize China's claim of the Senkaku islands. Of course the Japanese has never backed down from its position of ownership and now China accuses Japan of being the aggressor.
Just the opposite happened when anti Japanese riots broke out in China egged on by the government.
All in an effort to force Japan to recognize China's claim of the Senkaku islands. Of course the Japanese has never backed down from its position of ownership and now China accuses Japan of being the aggressor.
China accuses Japan of dangerous flying in air zone
Beijing hit back Thursday at Tokyo’s claims of “dangerous” flying near disputed islands, accusing Japanese fighter jets of coming recklessly close to a Chinese aircraft last year.
Two Japanese F-15 fighter planes came within 10 meters of a Chinese Y-8 transport aircraft over the East China Sea on November 23, defense ministry spokesman Geng Fusheng said, according to a transcript on the ministry’s website.
“We conducted an effective response to dangerous Japanese close surveillance, and have conclusive evidence (of the incident),” he said.
Beijing raised tensions in November when it declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) covering the East China Sea, overlapping a similar Japanese zone and covering islands bitterly disputed between the two nations.
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