Japan¡¯s Defense Ministry has denied claims that the Self-Defense Forces ¡°harassed¡± a Chinese aircraft carrier strike group during more than 40 days of ¡°far-seas combat training¡± ¡ª the latest heated exchange between the two countries.
Beijing accused Tokyo of repeated ¡°dangerous¡± close-in reconnaissance and ¡°provocative harassment¡± during the training that involved the Chinese Navy¡¯s Liaoning aircraft carrier, China¡¯s CCTV state broadcaster said earlier this week.?
¡°The Liaoning carrier group maintained a high state of alert throughout, continuously launching carrier-based fighter aircraft for combat sorties, flexibly adjusting combat formations and responding professionally to Japan¡¯s dangerous actions,¡± the report said.
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