Japan discovers Chinese ‘military’ radar on drilling rig in disputed waters, files protest

‘Japan has discovered a Chinese radar installed on a gas platform in the disputed East China Sea. Tokyo fears this could be a signal of Beijing’s intent to control the area through military means and has filed a complaint to China following the find.
Japan is concerned that the radar, reportedly like those used on patrol vessels and not on drilling rigs, could be a sign of China’s intentions to use its gas platforms in the East China Sea as military objects, the Japanese media report as cited by Reuters.
A Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday that a protest note, urging Beijing to explain the radar’s purpose was filed two days earlier. The discovery of the installation was made in late June.’
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