China has shown that it may soon be ready to engage in conflict with Japan after warships of the People's Liberation Army Navy were found aiming their fire-control radar at vessels and aircraft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, reports China's nationalistic Global Times tabloid, citing several Japanese media outlets.
US military sources told the Tokyo-based Nippon Hoso Kyokai on June 14 that Chinese fighters have followed and monitored the movement of Japanese aircraft at close range on a number of occasions. This began even before China established its controversial air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, the sources said, with the incidents taking place at open sea. The sources added that US aircraft are sometimes targeted by the PLA Air Force fighters as well.
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