World / Sensitive issues

Japan must see air zone is about safety: experts

[2013-11-30 01:09]

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 ADIZ will not cause tension: spokesman

[2013-11-29 20:40]

China's  Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) will not cause regional tension, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Friday.

Air zone 'not aimed at civilian flights'

[2013-11-29 00:43]

China's newly announced air defense identification zone does not target "normal" flights by international airliners, as Chinese fighter jets patrolled the zone.

Q+A | Experts on air defense zone

[2013-11-28 07:11]

What is the ADIZ?

No need to make a fuss about China's ADIZ: FM

[2013-11-27 22:16]

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 monitors US bombers in defense zone

[2013-11-27 19:27]

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.

Background: Air Defense Identification Zones

[2013-11-27 19:27]

What is an Air Defense Identification Zone, and how does it work?

Special: Air defense zone

[2013-11-27 14:38]

China has established its first air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.

US, Japan wrong to blame China for air zone

[2013-11-27 13:58]

China's announcement to establish an Air Defense Identification Zone in East China Sea has drawn criticism from the United States and Japan, yet their blame is wrong.

Air defense zone doesn't target specific country

[2013-11-27 13:43]

China's newly-established air defense identification zone over the East China Sea does not target a specific country, said a military expert in Beijing on Tuesday.

Routine sea trial for carrier, spokeswoman says

[2013-11-27 13:18]

A spokeswoman reiterated that the Liaoning aircraft carrier's South China Sea trial is a normal arrangement in its scheduled training.

US bomber in air zone monitored

[2013-11-27 13:10]

China's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday it had monitored the entire progress of two unarmed US B-52 bombers that flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea on a training mission without informing Beijing.