Japan Summons Chinese Envoy Over Radar Locks Near Okinawa

Overview

• Tokyo lodged a formal protest and summoned Ambassador Wu Jianghao after two Chinese J-15s intermittently illuminated Japanese F-15s with fire-control radar on Saturday southeast of Okinawa.
• Japan reports the J-15s launched from the carrier Liaoning, which conducted about 100 takeoffs and landings during weekend operations near the Miyako Strait.
• China denies targeting Japanese fighters, accusing them of disrupting announced carrier-based training and warning Japan to stop “defaming” China.
• Intelligence reporting points to a recent peak of more than 100 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels across regional waters, easing to just over 90 but still an unusually large deployment.
• Taiwan says it is monitoring four Chinese naval formations in the western Pacific and has urged restraint as cross-strait and Japan–China frictions remain elevated.