China has defended the flight of a government plane in disputed airspace near contested islands in the East China Sea, an incident that provoked a diplomatic dispute with Japan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday Japanese aircraft and ships have entered waters around the islands since September. "The Foreign Ministry has demanded many times that the Japanese side cease their illegal activities in territorial aerospace and waters of the Diaoyu Islands, including ...
Reported by VOA News 17 minutes ago.
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