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China Denies Radar Lock as Japan Mulls Data Release

On January 30th, according to the Japanese government, a Chinese vessel locked weapons radar onto a Japanese destroyer 180 kilometers north of the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. The incident prompted angry condemnation from Tokyo, widespread concern over possible escalation, and counteraccusations that Japan was blowing the encounter out of proportion in order to vilify China. The latter intensif