A Chinese aircraft that flew over contraversial islands in Sea of China at the centre of Japan China conflict is the first ever intrusion into Japanese airspace by China, according to Japan’s defence ministry statement.

Tokyo / NationalTurk – A Japanese ministry spokesman confirmed all media reports that the fixed wing plane from the Chinese Maritime Surveillance was the first that Japan’s military had ever recorded as an intrusion into its airspace by Chinese air force.

Beijing : China flight over disputed islands ‘normal’, Japan must behave itself

China said a flight by its maritime surveillance aircraft over islands disputed with Japan was “completely normal”, after Tokyo scrambled fighter jets to respond to the situation.

“China’s maritime surveillance plane flying over the Diaoyu islands is completely normal,” said foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei, using Beijing’s name for the islets and adding that they were “China’s inherent territory since ancient times”.