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After two US B-52 bombers entered China’s newly announced air defense identification zone over the East China Sea, aircraft from South Korea and Japan also flew into the region to test what the reaction from the People’s Liberation Army would be, according to the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao on Nov. 28.
On Nov. 26, a reconnaissance aircraft of the Republic of Korea Air Force flew into the the region claimed by Beijing as its air defense identification zone without sending any prior notification. South Korean authorities informed Japan however that the aircraft was conducting reconnaissance mission over the disputed Socotra Rock, called Ieodo by South Korea and which is also claimed by China as Suyan Rock.
As with the case with the unarmed US bombers, the PLA did not move to intercept the South Korean aircraft.
Patrol planes from Japan’s Self-Defense Force and Coast Guard also continued to carry out reconnaissance mission in the disputed region. Itsunori Onodera, the Japanese defense minister, said Tokyo does not recognize the ADIZ announced unilaterally by Beijing and that Tokyo and Washington are working together to pressure Beijing to retract its move.
The United States has also declared that its aircraft will continue operating in the region just as before Nov. 23, when the Chinese ADIZ was announced.
After two US B-52 bombers entered China’s newly announced air defense identification zone over the East China Sea, aircraft from South Korea and Japan also flew into the region to test what the reaction from the People’s Liberation Army would be, according to the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao on Nov. 28.
On Nov. 26, a reconnaissance aircraft of the Republic of Korea Air Force flew into the the region claimed by Beijing as its air defense identification zone without sending any prior notification. South Korean authorities informed Japan however that the aircraft was conducting reconnaissance mission over the disputed Socotra Rock, called Ieodo by South Korea and which is also claimed by China as Suyan Rock.
As with the case with the unarmed US bombers, the PLA did not move to intercept the South Korean aircraft.
Patrol planes from Japan’s Self-Defense Force and Coast Guard also continued to carry out reconnaissance mission in the disputed region. Itsunori Onodera, the Japanese defense minister, said Tokyo does not recognize the ADIZ announced unilaterally by Beijing and that Tokyo and Washington are working together to pressure Beijing to retract its move.
The United States has also declared that its aircraft will continue operating in the region just as before Nov. 23, when the Chinese ADIZ was announced.