Japan uses jets to monitor Chinese bombers near Okinawa island
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday it used jet fighters to monitor two Chinese Air Force bombers flying between the islands of Okinawa and Miyako in the morning.
The Chinese H-6 bombers were spotted flying through the strait between the southwestern Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako, the ministry said. Okinawa is home to one of the largest US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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