Chinese Spy Plane Breaches Airspace, Japanese Jets Scramble, First Island Chain Traps CCP

Chinese Spy Plane Breaches Airspace, Japanese Jets Scramble, First Island Chain Traps CCP

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The Y-9Z flew in from the East China Sea, arriving around 10:40 a.m. near the Danjo Islands, located 150 kilometers southwest of Nagasaki. It circled southeast of the islands before entering their airspace for about two minutes at 11:30 a.m. Afterward, the aircraft continued to circle just outside the airspace until it finally returned to China at 1:15 p.m.

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