China just can't stop its self

Chinese fighters fly within 30 metres of plane, Japan claims

China in November declared a military exclusion zone just because they could which goes long with the maps released to show China's territorial claims which included 90% of the South China sea.  Areas within the maps borders include lands which, by any measure are part of the nations of Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines.  Yet, China blames those nations for the current problems which they have exacerbated by aggressive actions.

Tokyo: Chinese fighter jets flew within a few dozen metres of Japanese military planes over the East China Sea, Japanese officials said, prompting the Defence Minister to accuse Beijing of going "over the top" in its approach to disputed territory.

The Chinese jets came as close as 50 metres to a Japanese surveillance plane near disputed islets on Saturday and within 30 metres of an electronic intelligence aircraft, the ministry said on Sunday.

"Closing in while flying normally over the high seas is impossible," Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in comments broadcast on TV Asahi. "This is a close encounter that is outright over the top."

  Tensions have been running high between China and its neighbours over Beijing's assertive stand on claiming land and sea territory. China lays claim to Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. It is also pressing its claim to almost all the South China Sea, brushing aside claims by several south-east Asian states.