The Chinese Navy’s aircraft carrier Liaoning, accompanied by three destroyers, has been conducting overt military demonstrations for six consecutive days near Okinawa, Japan, moving in an "S-shaped" pattern.

Japan has accused Chinese carrier-borne aircraft of directing their fire-control radar at Japanese Boeing (Mitsubishi) F-15 fighter aircraft that were monitoring

The encounters marked the most serious run-ins between the two militaries in years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, flying over the East China Sea and Western Pacific, prompting Seoul and Tokyo to scramble fighter aircraft to monitor the flights. At approximately 10:00 a.

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A Chinese carrier strike group launched intense air operations near Japan over the weekend as the East Asian neighbours traded diplomatic barbs in an escalating dispute, further straining ties.

The Japanese defense ministry claimed on Sunday that China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation headed northeast after sailing through the Miyako Strait. A Chinese expert said on Monday that the Chinese aircraft carrier took a new path,

Japan's Defense Ministry says the Maritime Self-Defense Force has been monitoring the movements of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and accompanying vessels near Okinawa since Friday.