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China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan

China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan

by | Nov 29, 2013 | World

Beijing, Associated Press—China launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen US and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, state media said. It was the first time since...
Japan says China’s new defense zone unenforceable

Japan says China’s new defense zone unenforceable

by | Nov 25, 2013 | World

Tokyo, AP—China’s new maritime air defense zone is unenforceable and dangerous, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday, in a continuing war of words over airspace that includes the area above islands claimed by both countries. Abe told a parliamentary...