China on Tuesday urged Japan to respect regional countries' security concerns after the latter approved a defense policy package to expand its military might.
Pentagon officials said Tuesday that two U.S. B-52 bombers have flown over the area of the Diaoyu Islands, which is included in China's newly established Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force on Friday identified and verified foreign military planes entering China's recently established East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
Negotiations should take place between Beijing and Tokyo to forge a mechanism to manage the crisis over the overlapping air defense identification zones in the East China Sea.
China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) will not cause regional tension, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Friday.
China's establishment of the East China Sea ADIZ and the announcement of aircraft identification rules have received a mixed response.
China's newly announced air defense identification zone does not target "normal" flights by international airliners, as Chinese fighter jets patrolled the zone.
What is the ADIZ?
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Wednesday that there was no need for countries to panic over China's setup of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
China's Defense Ministry said it had monitored the entire progress of two unarmed US B-52 bombers that flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
What is an Air Defense Identification Zone, and how does it work?
China has established its first air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
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