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.

Beijing slammed Japan’s air force for scrambling jets and locking radars on to Chinese military aircraft.

Japanese aircraft purportedly used fire-control radars to lock onto two PLAAF warplanes flying over the East China Sea.

The number of sorties flown to ward off Chinese intrusions into Japan’s airspace has risen substantially.