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China scrambles jets after U.S. and Japan enter air zone
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/29/china-scrambles-jets-after-u-s-and-japan-enter-air-zone/China scrambles jets after U.S. and Japan enter air zone
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, November 29, 2013 21:05 EST
China on Friday scrambled fighter jets to monitor a dozen US and Japanese military aircraft which entered its new air defence zone, state media said.
Beijing’s announcement last weekend of the air defence identification zone, which covers islands at the centre of a dispute between China and Japan, has raised tensions in the region.
The report indicated that Japan and the US are continuing to disregard Beijing’s demands that aircraft submit flight plans when traversing the zone in the East China Sea or face unspecified “defensive emergency measures”.
“Several combat aircraft were scrambled to verify the identities” of US and Japanese aircraft entering the air defence zone, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting air force spokesman Shen Jinke.