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China's Defense Ministry on Thursday (June 12) released two videos on its website showing two Japanese jets flying next to a Chinese jet over the East China Sea.
The ministry said that on Wednesday (June 11), two Japanese F-15 planes followed a Chinese Tu-154 aircraft and came as close as 30 meters (98 feet), "seriously affecting China's flight safety".
Japan protested after Chinese warplanes flew "abnormally close" to Japanese military aircraft over the East China Sea.
China's Defence Ministry said Japan's repeated accusations "were aimed at furthering the deception of the international community, smearing the image of our military and manufacturing tensions in the region".
"This type of vile approach by Japan disregards the facts, confuses right and wrong and is entirely the villain bringing suit against his victims," the ministry said in a statement on its website.
Japan's Self-Defense Force sent a YS-11EB aircraf
