China Sends Aircraft To New Air-Defense Zone, But Dials Back Warnings -- FOX News/Wall Street Journal
China responded on Thursday to growing international defiance of its new air-defense zone in the East China Sea both by sending advanced fighter jets to the area and trying to play down any threat of military retaliation—underlining the confusion and escalated tension over territorial disputes in East Asia.
The announcement by China's air force that it had sent fighters and an early warning aircraft to patrol the zone came just a few hours after Japan and South Korea, following the U.S. lead, said their military aircraft had flown into the zone without notifying Beijing over the past few days, and would continue to do so.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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Drone protests freeze US supply lines in Pakistan.
North Korea 'restarts' nuclear reactor, atomic watchdog warns.
Sri Lanka starts counting the civil war dead.
Stoning will not be brought back, says Afghan president.
AFRICA
French troops gear up for lawless Central African Republic.
Malian army and protesters clash in northern rebel stronghold.
Malian fugitive 'Cheibani' recaptured by French troops.
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Draft Egypt constitution strengthens army as talks drag on.
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