Chinese aircraft use Japan ships as targets in E. China Sea drill

Chinese military aircraft likely used nearby Japanese destroyers as targets during a missile drill in international waters in the East China Sea in May, Japanese government sources said Sunday.The Japanese government viewed the drill as "an extremely dangerous military activity" that could have developed into a contingency, the sources said.But Japan has not lodged a protest with China or disclosed the incident publicly as it does not wish to reveal its intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities, according to the sources.While relations between Japan and China have been improving rece…READ FULL ARTICLE