Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday (May 2) it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan. The drone flew towards Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, the ministry said in a statement. ALSO READ: China coast guard enters disputed waters in East China Sea
An F-2 fighter jet flies during a live-fire exercise conducted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan on May 28, 2022.Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan.
The drone flew towards Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, the ministry said in a statement.
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