Sources: BBC
The Chinese PLA Navy and Air Force conduct large-scale military exercises around Taiwan. At least 19 Chinese warships are deployed, including the aircraft carrier "Shandong", marking its closest ever approach to the island. 2025-04-1
A People's Liberation Army Air Force Chengdu J-7 aircraft crashes in a residential area in Laohekou, Hubei, China, killing at least one person on the ground as the pilot ejects out of the aircraft. 2022-06-9
Taiwan reports the largest ever incursion into its air defence identification zone by People's Liberation Army Air Force warplanes. The fleet of Chinese aircraft, including Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, flew south of the island over the Bashi Channel, according to a statement from Taiwan's Defence Ministry. 2021-03-26
As part of its wider military build up along the Japanese archipelagos in the East China Sea, Japan activates a new radar station on the island of Yonaguni that is close to the disputed Senkaku Islands. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-japan-china-eastchinasea-idUSKCN0WT0QZ (Reuters)]China–Japan relations2016-03-28
The People's Republic of China and Russia announce plans to hold joint naval exercises in the East China Sea in late May amid regional tensions about islands and airspace. 2014-05-1
China deploys fighter jets to the Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone, as tensions escalate further over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. 2013-11-29
A F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based in Naha Air Base on Okinawa crashed on a training exercise on the East China Sea, leading to Japan grounding all F-15 while investigating the cause. 2011-07-5
South Korea announces plans to submit a claim to the United Nations to a larger portion of the East China Sea in a move which is likely to be disputed by the People's Republic of China and Japan. 2011-07-3
Japanese prosecutors release the Chinese fishing boat captain recently captured in disputed waters in the East China Sea after pressure from the Chinese government. 2010-09-24
Japan detains a Chinese fishing boat found near the disputed Pinnacle Islands in the East China Sea. 2010-09-8