Avoid airspace tensions, US tells China

The United States warned China against sparking tensions in international airspace after Japan accused Beijing of “dangerous maneuvers” above disputed seas. Japan has alleged that a Chinese fighter last May 24, 2014, flew within roughly 30 meters of a Japanese OP-3C surveillance plane above the waters where the countries’ air defense identification zones overlap. Another Chinese SU-27 fighter also flew close to a Japanese YS-11EB plane in the same airspace, the Japanese defense ministry said. The US State Department urged China to “establish confidence-building measures” to help lower tensions.

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