CCTV News: Ministry of National Defense spokesman Zhang Xiaogang answered reporters' questions about Japanese civil aircraft invading the airspace of China's Diaoyu Islands.
Reporter: It is reported that Chinese coast guard ships recently drove away Japanese civil aircraft that illegally entered the airspace of China's Diaoyu Islands. The Japanese Ministry of Defense said that China's carrier-based helicopters violated Japan's "airspace". What is the spokesperson’s comment?
Zhang Xiaogang: It is irresponsible to distort right and wrong in Japan’s remarks. Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands are China's inherent territory. Japanese civil aircraft illegally entered the airspace of China's Diaoyu Islands, seriously infringing on China's territorial sovereignty. The Chinese Coast Guard took necessary control measures to warn and expel it, which is completely legitimate. We require Japan to strictly restrict the activities of its citizens, stop the provocative actions of complicating the sea and airspace situation in the Diaoyu Islands, and avoid unstable and unsafe factors that affect the overall development of China-Japan relations. China will continue to take effective measures to firmly safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
