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Chinese intrusion into Japanese airspace
![Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-06-135407.jpg)
Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is debating the appropriate response to tackle such surveillance following the U.S. shootdown of a balloon from China.
![Wuhan and the Need for Improved Global Biosecurity Wuhan and the Need for Improved Global Biosecurity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-03-15.jpg)
Wuhan and the Need for Improved Global Biosecurity
By Shambhavi Naik and Aditya Ramanathan
While the Wuhan virus is a natural pathogen, its rapid spread ought to be a reminder of our vulnerability to bioweapons attacks as new technologies revolutionise access to deadly germs and toxins.
![Japan Air Self Defense Force: Intercepts Down 23 Percent Japan Air Self Defense Force: Intercepts Down 23 Percent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3357666.jpg)
Japan Air Self Defense Force: Intercepts Down 23 Percent
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The number of Japan Air Self Defense Force scrambles decreased by 23 percent during fiscal year 2017.
![Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Chinese Intercepts Down 50, Russia Up 60 Percent Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Chinese Intercepts Down 50, Russia Up 60 Percent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-19_20-09-57.jpg)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Chinese Intercepts Down 50, Russia Up 60 Percent
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Following a record high in 2016, the number of Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace was almost cut in half from April to June 2017.
![China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-19_20-09-57.jpg)
China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing slammed Japan’s air force for scrambling jets and locking radars on to Chinese military aircraft.
![Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japanese aircraft purportedly used fire-control radars to lock onto two PLAAF warplanes flying over the East China Sea.
![Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015 Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The number of sorties flown to ward off Chinese intrusions into Japan’s airspace has risen substantially.
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