Japan urged to stop interfering with China's normal military exercises, misleading int'l community

China strongly urges Japan to immediately stop its dangerous moves of harassing China's normal military exercise and training, and halt all irresponsible disinformation and political manipulation that mislead the international community, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Monday.

The spokesman made the comments in response to a relevant query on the remarks made by Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at an emergency press conference on the early morning of Dec. 7.

"China has already stated its solemn position on this issue, and the facts are very clear. China's training exercises in the relevant sea and air areas are in accordance with international law and practice, and the relevant operations are professional, standardized, and beyond reproach. Activating search radar during carrier-based aircraft flight training is a common practice in all countries and a normal operation to ensure flight safety. The key issue in this incident is that Japanese fighter jets intruded into China's training area without authorization, conducting close-in reconnaissance and interference with China's military activities. Furthermore, Japan has preemptively accused China of 'radar illumination', distorting the truth, shifting blame, and misleading the international community. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this and has lodged a solemn representation and strong protest with Japan. It is clear to everyone that Japan is deliberately spreading and hyping up false information in the military and security field, exaggerating tensions with ulterior motives. We strongly urge Japan to immediately cease its dangerous actions that interfere with China's normal training activities and to stop all irresponsible hype and political manipulation," said Guo.

Japan urged to stop interfering with China's normal military exercises, misleading int'l community

Japan urged to stop interfering with China's normal military exercises, misleading int'l community

Japan urged to stop interfering with China's normal military exercises, misleading int'l community

Japan urged to stop interfering with China's normal military exercises, misleading int'l community

Sirens wailed across Jerusalem on Thursday as Israel’s military intercepted a new wave of Iranian missiles.

Footage from China Media Group (CMG) showed interceptor missiles arcing upward before striking Iran's rockets.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that Iran had launched four waves of ballistic missile attacks since midnight, all of which were intercepted.

Israel’s Health Ministry reported 179 injuries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,745 since the conflict began, whilst 85 remain hospitalized. On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along with senior commanders. Iran has since retaliated with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israeli and U.S. assets across the Middle East.

More than 1,300 civilians have been killed and 9,669 civilian sites destroyed in Iran in the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel since Feb 28, according to official data released by Iran on Tuesday.

Israel intercepts new round of missile attacks from Iran