The spokesman cited data that the number of accidents related to the flight of military aircraft in Japan exceeded 800 by the end of 2020
Wang Wenbin
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(Sputnik) The United States should conduct a detailed investigation into the causes of the downing of the Osprey military aircraft in Japan and provide reasonable explanations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
“The US claims it is protecting the security of its allies, when in reality it is itself the unsafe ally,” Wang said at a briefing.
Citing data from Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, the spokesman said that by the end of 2020, the US military stationed in Japan had committed more than 6,000 crimes, while the number of accidents related to the flight of military aircraft exceeded 800.
“The US must seriously and responsibly address the concerns of the local population, conduct a detailed investigation into the causes of the accident, provide reasonable explanations to all parties and return peace and tranquility to the region,” the diplomat added.
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Last week, the U.S. Air Force said a CV22B Osprey from its Yokota Air Base in Tokyo crashed off the coast of Japan’s Yakushima island during a routine training mission, killing all eight crew members on board. The following day, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno stated that due to the recent accident, the Japanese military would not operate U.S.made Osprey tiltrotor aircraft until the reasons for the incident were clarified. On Saturday, an Air Force spokesman told Sputnik that Osprey flights were suspended in Japan to allow military personnel to cope with the loss of their teammates.
The Osprey aircraft has a history of accidents. In 2016, an MV22 Osprey aircraft crashed in Japan, and in August this year the same plane crashed in Australia.