Sunday, November 10, 2013

China - Japan Battling zones in the South China Sea

Sundays Defense Ministry: Air Force Information - Prospective Japanese "air defense identification map"

Day fighters took off for the highest number of Chinese

Interesting location of Taiwan in zone.

China eyeing contentious air defense zone in East China Sea: paper

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is considering setting up an air defense identification zone that would overlap with Japan’s over the East China Sea — a move that is likely to heighten tensions between the countries — according to an internal Chinese military document.


Japanese air defense zone includes Chinese EEZ: report


China's Chunxiao gas field located in the East China Sea is currently covered within the air defense identification zone claimed by the Japanese government, according to a report in the Hangzhou-based Qianjiang Evening News on Nov. 5. The report noted that Japan's air defense identification zone stretches to a region only 130 kilometers from Zhejiang province in eastern China. This not only covers the area in which the disputed Diaoyu islands (referred to as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyutai in Taiwan) are located, but it also includes the Chunxiao gas field in China's exclusive economic zone.

East China Sea dispute - Troubled skies over troubled waters


  Latest news about battling zones in East China Sea
CHINA'S army acted over the weekend to impose air-traffic restrictions over a large area of the East China Sea, including the skies over the disputed island group called the Diaoyus by China and the Senkakus by Japan. The announcement of a new "Air Defence Identification Zone" (ADIZ) was issued on November 23rd by China’s defence ministry. It warned that “China's armed forces will adopt defensive emergency measures to respond to aircraft that do not co-operate in the identification or refuse to follow the instructions.”

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