Hotline not used over Japan airspace breach by China military plane

China and Japan did not use their defense hotline to communicate following an unprecedented violation of Japanese airspace by a Chinese military spy plane last week, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, casting fresh doubt over the direct line's effectiveness in crisis management.In May last year, the two Asian neighbors began operating a hotline between their senior defense officials, but it was not used in July following an incident where a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer temporarily sailed into Chinese territorial waters.So far, the communication line has only been used duri…READ FULL ARTICLE