China is highly vigilant about Japanese jet fighter flights over islands claimed by both countries and Japan must bear responsibility for any consequences, Chinese officials said yesterday.
The officials, speaking after a more hawkish Japanese Prime Minister – Shinzo Abe – took office, were responding to Japan sending jet fighters several times in the past two weeks to intercept Chinese patrol planes approaching airspace above the islands.
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