Japan denies China's claim interference led to radar lock on SDF fighters

Tokyo on Monday dismissed as "baseless" Beijing's claim that interference by Self-Defense Forces fighter jets during Chinese naval training was the cause of radars being locked on the aircraft, amid continuing bilateral friction following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's earlier remarks on how Japan could react to an attack on Taiwan.Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference that the Air Self-Defense Force jets had kept a "safe distance" from Chinese military aircraft off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa in the Saturday incident.The top government spokesman adde…READ FULL ARTICLE