China Responds To U.S., Japan, And South Korean Challenges To Their Newly Declared Air Defence Zone

China Sends Warplanes To Newly Declared Air Zone -- BBC

China has sent warplanes to its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea, state media reports.

The vast zone, announced last week, covers territory claimed by China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

China has said all planes transiting the zone must file flight plans and identify themselves, or face "defensive emergency measures".

But Japan, South Korea and the US have all since flown military aircraft through the area.

China's state news agency Xinhua quoted an air force colonel as saying the warplanes had carried out routine patrols.

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