In Tokyo, Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua rejected protest lodged by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki, saying the setup of ADIZ is a normal move in the world and accords with international laws and practices.
He said the ADIZ will not affect the freedom of flight over the East China Sea, and urged Japan to stop irresponsible and groundless entanglement.
In Beijing, Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang lodged representation with Japanese ambassador to China Kitera Masato over Tokyo's response to China's establishment of ADIZ on Saturday.
Zheng said that the ADIZ aims to defend China's national sovereignty and its territorial and airspace security, as well as safeguard the flight order over the East China Sea, stressing it conforms to the UN charter.
- The official said that more than 20 countries, including Japan, have set up air defense identification zones since the 1950s.
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a session of a Diet committee that Japan was seriously concerned over the " unilateral" setup of ADIZ and urged China to "retract the decision. "
- Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Sunday that Japan has established its own ADIZ in the 1960s, therefore it has no right to make irresponsible remarks on China's setup of such zone over the East China Sea.
"We call on the Japanese side to stop all actions that undermine China's territorial sovereignty and make efforts to properly manage and solve the relevant issues through dialogue and negotiation," said Qin.
- Tension between Tokyo and Beijing has heightened since September 2012 when Tokyo illegally "nationalized" Diaoyu islands by "purchasing" them from a private owner.
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Australia summons Chinese ambassador over airspace announcement...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Australia summoned China's ambassador to express concern over its imposition of an "Air Defence Identification Zone" over the East China Sea, the Foreign Minister said on Tuesday, decrying the move as unhelpful in a region beset by tension.
"The timing and the manner of China's announcement are unhelpful in light of current regional tensions, and will not contribute to regional stability," Julie Bishop said in a statement.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade yesterday called in China's ambassador to convey the Australian Government's concerns and to seek an explanation of China's intentions."
Aviation officials on Monday said Asian airlines would inform China of their flight plans before entering airspace over waters disputed with Japan, effectively acknowledging Beijing's authority over the newly declared zone.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-japan-airspace-australia-idUSBRE9AP08K20131126?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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China sends carrier to South China Sea for training amid maritime disputes...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - China sent its sole aircraft carrier on a training mission into the South China Sea on Tuesday amid maritime disputes with some neighbors and tension over its plan to set up an airspace defense zone in waters disputed with Japan.
The Liaoning, bought used from Ukraine and refurbished in China, has conducted more than 100 exercises and experiments since it was commissioned last year but this is the first time it has been sent to the South China Sea.
Though considered decades behind U.S. technology, the Liaoning represents the Chinese navy's blue-water ambitions and has been the focus of a campaign to stir patriotism.
The Liaoning left port from the northern city of Qingdao accompanied by two destroyers and two frigates, the Chinese navy said on an official news website (navy.81.cn/).
While there, it will carry out "scientific research, tests and military drills", the report said.
"This is the first time since the Liaoning entered service that it has carried out long-term drills on the high seas," it added.
It did not specify exactly what training would be done, only noting that previous exercises involving aircraft landing and taking off had gone well and laid a firm foundation for future tests.
Previously reported training exercises have mostly been in the Yellow Sea.
China's Defense Ministry said on Monday that it had lodged formal protests with the U.S. and Japanese embassies after both countries criticized a Chinese plan to impose new rules on airspace over disputed waters in the East China Sea.
China also claims almost the entire oil- and gas-rich South China Sea, overlapping claims from Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam.
That dispute is one of the region's biggest flashpoints amid China's military build-up and the U.S. strategic "pivot" back to Asia signaled by the Obama administration in 2011.
China's navy said the mission was routine, adding that the Liaoning was still in a testing phase.
"This test visit to the South China Sea is part of normal arrangements for testing and training for the Liaoning," it added.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-defence-idUSBRE9AP08220131126?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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Australia calls in China ambassador over air zone concerns...
ReplyDeleteSYDNEY: Australia said Tuesday it had summoned Beijing's ambassador to voice opposition to China's sudden announcement of an air defence identification zone over the East China Sea.
"The timing and the manner of China's announcement are unhelpful in light of current regional tensions, and will not contribute to regional stability," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a statement.
"Australia has made clear its opposition to any coercive or unilateral actions to change the status quo in the East China Sea."
Bishop said the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade called in China's ambassador on Monday "to convey the Australian government's concerns and to seek an explanation of China's intentions".
China's declaration of an air defence zone over much of the East China Sea has sharply escalated tensions in the region.
China and Japan each summoned the other's ambassador after Beijing said Saturday it had established an Air Defence Identification Zone -- which would require aircraft to obey its orders -- over an area that includes islands administered by Japan.
The US and Japan have vowed not to recognise it.
China is Australia's biggest trading partner and newly-elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he hopes to conclude a free trade agreement with Beijing within a year as he pushes for deeper ties with the Asian giant.
But Washington remains Canberra's key ally, and last month Foreign Minister Bishop said the new government in Canberra intended to keep Japan as its "best friend" in Asia, as it works on relations with China.
- AFP/xq
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/australia-calls-in-china/900380.html
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Zone de défense chinoise: les compagnies aériennes japonaises s'y soumettent ...
ReplyDeleteAFP - Les deux principales compagnies aériennes japonaises ont décidé de se conformer à la "zone aérienne d'identification" décrétée samedi par Pékin au-dessus de la mer de Chine orientale, malgré un avis contraire du gouvernement nippon.
Japan Airlines (JAL) et All Nippon Airways (ANA) ont indiqué qu'elles soumettaient désormais leurs plans de vols dans cette zone aux autorités chinoises, essentiellement pour des raisons de sécurité de leurs passagers.
"Nous avons pris ces dispositions en accord avec les règlementations internationales. La sécurité est notre priorité absolue. Nous devons écarter au maximum toute possibilité d'un scénario catastrophe", a indiqué mardi un porte-parole d'ANA.
La veille, JAL avait également annoncé se conformer aux exigences chinoises: "nous soumettons nos plans de vol (dans la zone) dans le cadre de notre routine quotidienne", avait indiqué un porte-parole de la compagnie.
Une troisième petite compagnie, Peach Aviation, filiale d'ANA, a également annoncé qu'elle agissait de même depuis dimanche.
Samedi les autorités chinoises avaient unilatéralement instauré une "zone aérienne d'identification" (ADIZ) sur une grande partie de la mer de Chine orientale, entre la Corée du Sud et Taïwan, englobant notamment un petit archipel contrôlé par Tokyo, les îles Senkaku, mais fermement revendiqué par Pékin sous le nom de Diaoyu.
La Chine exige désormais que tout appareil s'aventurant dans cette zone fournisse au préalable son plan de vol précis, affiche clairement sa nationalité et maintienne des communications radio permettant de "répondre de façon rapide et appropriée aux requêtes d'identification" des autorités chinoises, sous peine d'intervention des forces armées.
Les autorités japonaises ont immédiatement répliqué que cette "zone" n'avait "aucune validité".
Mardi, le secrétaire général du gouvernement, Yoshihide Suga, a indiqué que les compagnies aériennes avaient pris cette décision sans consulter le gouvernement.
"Le ministère des Transports les a contactées (lundi) pour leur dire que les mesures prises par la Chine ne font pas autorité dans notre pays, et que la position du gouvernement est qu'il faut continuer à voler selon les règles antérieures", a-t-il ajouté, disant espérer que les compagnies allaient "tenir compte" de cet avis.
Les investisseurs à la Bourse de Tokyo n'ont guère apprécié cette situation ambiguë et tendue. Ils ont sanctionné les compagnies concernées. L'action d'ANA a baissé de 1,42% à 208 yens et celle de JAL a fléchi de 1,33% à 5.190 yens................http://www.france24.com/fr/20131126-zone-defense-chinoise-compagnies-aeriennes-japonaises-sy-soumettent
26/11/13
Japan to Beef Up Military in Response to Japan: Panel ...
ReplyDeleteJapan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy surveillance drones as part of its new defense plan in response to China's growing military power.
The proposals were included in drafts of new security strategy and defense guidelines released Wednesday. They are set to be approved by the Cabinet next week.
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said the new plans will be "historic" in helping shape the country's national security direction.
"As the security environment surrounding our country is increasingly getting severe, the Abe cabinet has been working on restructuring defense and security policy with our determination to protect the lives and property of people of Japan under any circumstances. At its core, I am certain that the National Security Strategy which we studied with you and new defense guidelines will be historical documents which will shape the direction of our nation's defense and security.".............http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-to-beef-up-military-in-response-to-japan-panel/1807854.html
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