Japan sends jet fighters as Chinese aircraft carrier approaches
TOKYO, Japan: Japan has announced that over the past two weeks it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships to monitor the Chinese aircraft carrier, Liaoning, and five warships that conducted naval drills and flight operations near Japan.
In a press release, Japan's Ministry of Defence said the move was in response to the Chinese naval group sailing between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojim