China Declares Air Defense Zone in East China Sea Amid Row
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China declared an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea amid a territorial dispute with Japan, warning its armed forces will take “defensive emergency measures” if aircraft fail to comply.
A map, details of the zone’s coordinates and rules governing the area were posted on the Ministry of Defense’s website today, along with a question and answer statement from Yang Yajun, a ministry spokesman. Japan’s Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint with China over the zone.