Chinese Fighter Jets Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Tokyo Says

The incident happened on Dec. 6 over the high seas of Okinawa Island.

J-15 fighters from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier, South China Sea, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mo Xiaoliang. FILE PHOTO

Chinese fighter jets allegedly used radar to lock onto Japanese fighter planes over Okinawa Island, according to a Dec. 7 statement released by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The incident happened twice in the afternoon on Dec. 6 over the high seas of Okinawa, located nearly 400 miles south of mainland Japan in the East China Sea.