Latest figures by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force revealed that Japanese fighters were scrambled 231 time against Chinese aircraft from April to September this year.
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By Darnell T. Cannady, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Compared to data from the same period last year, there were 24 additional intercepts carried out this year.
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