Japan Files Diplomatic Protest Against China for Locking Radar onto Fighter Jets

What Happened?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi summoned China’s envoy to Japan to protest the alleged actions of China’s military near Japanese territorial waters. According to Prime Minister Takaichi, Chinese military jets locked their targeting radars onto Japanese fighters over the weekend. 

‘This is extremely unfortunate. We strongly protested to China and demanded measures to prevent any recurrence,’ Prime Minister Takaichi said during a media interview. China’s Foreign Ministry denied the allegations and accused Japan of trying to ‘build up tension and mislead the international community.’ China also accused Japan’s fighter jets of disrupting Chinese training.

Why it Matters

The incident marks a further increase in tensions between China and Japan, and relations had already been strained following Prime Minister Takaichi’s earlier comments that Japan would come to the aid of Taiwan if China attacked. A more aggressive posture by China’s military forces near Japan following her comments on Taiwan is likely a message from Beijing that China is not pleased with Japan’s new stance. 

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Under most rules of engagement and international norms, when a military aircraft locks their targeting radar onto another plane, that is usually considered a hostile act akin to pointing a loaded gun directly at another person. For combat aircraft, a radar lock means their weapons systems have been trained at a specific target, and all that is required to fire is the push of a button or the squeezing of a trigger. In a situation like that, one overeager or inexperienced pilot could quickly cause a major international incident.

Japan had previously mirrored the ‘deliberately vague’ policy of the United States when it came to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan, but Prime Minister Takaichi’s statement that Japan would likely come to Taiwan’s aid marked a significant shift for the Japanese government. China considers Taiwan to be part of its own territory, and China’s President Xi Jinping has ordered his military to be prepared to take Taiwan by force by 2027. In the past few years, China has become increasingly aggressive to Taiwan, ratcheting up rhetoric and increasing nearby military activities.

But getting China’s military ready for an invasion of Taiwan in the future does not mean Beijing has committed to that course of action. Like many countries, China realizes a credible military threat by itself can sometimes bring about the desired political results without any actual shots being fired. There are factions in Beijing who support an attack on Taiwan and another faction that opposes such action, and which one will prevail politically remains to be seen.

How it Affects You

China’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric and actions in the South Pacific are likely to continue, putting more pressure on the U.S. and its Pacific allies to respond. The key for the U.S. and its allies is to convince China not to attack Taiwan without becoming overly aggressive themselves.

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