The South Korean decision comes two weeks after China announced the establishment of its own air defense zone in the East China Sea, including airspace over a cluster of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute between Japan and China.
Although the South Korean government official did not identify the expanded air defense zone, it likely overlaps the newly set up Chinese air defense zone in airspace over a South Korean ocean research facility built on a submerged rock formation in the area.
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China slams Japan for resolution on air defense zone...
ReplyDeleteBEIJING —
China’s Foreign Ministry criticised Japan’s lower house of parliament on Friday for passing a resolution demanding that Beijing scrap its air defense zone over the East China Sea, saying Japan had no right to “talk nonsense”.
China’s decision last month to declare an air defense identification zone in an area that includes islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan has triggered protests from the United States and its close allies Japan and South Korea.
Japanese lawmakers adopted a resolution protesting China’s “reckless and risky measures” and said they would never accept the Chinese government’s “unilateral attempts to change the status quo.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a daily briefing that China had every right to establish its East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, which it said was a reasonable and legal thing to do.
“On this issue, Japan has no right to talk nonsense, and China resolutely opposes this. What Japan should be doing at the moment is to stop these kinds of wrong actions, stop quibbling and stop its provocations,” Hong said.
Under the rules of the Chinese airspace zone, all aircraft have to report flight plans to Chinese authorities and maintain radio contact. U.S., Japanese and South Korean military aircraft have breached the zone without informing Beijing, and China’s military has at least once scrambled its fighter jets.
Japanese and South Korean commercial carriers have been told by their governments to ignore the rules. Three U.S. airlines, acting on government advice, are notifying China of plans to transit the zone.
China denies the zone has had any impact on the free movement of civil aircraft, and says it is needed to reduce the risk of misunderstandings.
South Korea has said it is reviewing its options on its similar zone, mostly to ensure it is revised to cover the Ieodo rock, which is under water but has a maritime research station platform on it. Senior officials have been meeting this week and a formal announcement is expected at some time. Seoul has said it will consult with neighbors and explain its position......http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/china-slams-japan-for-resolution-on-air-defense-zone
6/12/13
South Korea to make announcement on air zone; expansion is anticipated...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - South Korea was scheduled to make an announcement on Sunday amid anticipation that it will expand its air defense zone south into a zone newly declared by China that has spurred regional tensions.
South Korea's defense ministry said the announcement at 0500 GMT/Midnight ET would be about its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), but declined to comment on the details.
South Korea has said China's move is unacceptable because its new zone includes the maritime rock named Ieodo which it controls, with a research station platform built atop it. China also claims the submerged rock as its own.
China's decision on November 23 to declare an air defense zone in an area that includes islands at the center of a territorial dispute with Japan has triggered louder protests from Tokyo and Washington.
The decision was the subject of a tense disagreement as U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden visited China last week, stressing Washington's objections to the move that he said caused "significant apprehension" in the region.
Beijing said its zone was in accordance with international law and Washington and others should respect it.
Under the zone's rules, all aircraft have to report flight plans to Chinese authorities, maintain radio contact and reply promptly to identification inquiries.
U.S., Japanese and South Korean military aircraft have breached the zone without informing Beijing since it was announced. South Korean and Japanese commercial planes have also been advised by their governments not to follow the rules.
South Korea's reaction to the Chinese zone has been more measured than the protests from Tokyo and Washington. Officials have said they are reviewing a series of options that will ensure its national sovereignty is protected.
(Reporting by Jack Kim and Jane Chung; Editing by Ron Popeski)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/08/us-korea-china-zone-idUSBRE9B701U20131208?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
7/12/13