TOKYO (AP) — Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision.

Physics prevents fighter jets from firing missiles behind them. It would require more fuel to get up to the appropriate speed for a missile to do its job.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision.

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In a similar incident in February over the South China Sea, Chinese fighter jets intercepted an Australian patrol aircraft.

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