China's airspace intrusion a 'wake-up call' for Japan

29/8/2024 13:54

        The intrusion of a Chinese spy plane into Japanese airspace is a "wake-up call" for Tokyo about the aggressive nature of China's leadership, U.S. lawmaker John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on China said on Wednesday.
        
        The incident on Monday involving a Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flying near the southern Kyushu island was the first time a Chinese military aircraft had breached Japan's airspace, according to Tokyo, which told Beijing it was "utterly unacceptable."
        
        The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was still trying to understand the situation.
        
        Moolenaar's visit to Japan, with half a dozen members of a bipartisan committee that has looked at topics ranging from China's exports of fentanyl precusor chemicals to Beijing's influence over U.S. businesses, comes as President Joe Biden's administration looks to expand restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment exports.