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Eugene

(61,910 posts) Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:26 PM Dec 2013

South Korea expands air defense zone to partially overlap China's

Source: Reuters

BY JACK KIM AND JANE CHUNG
SEOUL Sun Dec 8, 2013 9:37am EST

(Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it has extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared by China two weeks ago that has sharply raised regional tensions.

Beijing's unilateral declaration of an air defense identification zone in an area that includes islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan has triggered protests from the United States and its close allies Japan and South Korea.

Announcing the expansion of its own zone to include two territorial islands to the south and a submerged rock also claimed by China, South Korea's Defence Ministry said the move would not infringe on neighboring countries' sovereignty.

"We believe this will not significantly impact our relationships with China and with Japan as we try to work for peace and cooperation in Northeast Asia," defence ministry head of policy Jang Hyuk told a briefing.

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South Korea expands air defense zone to partially overlap China's (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2013 OP

And if you look at the BBC map in this link.... EX500rider Dec 2013 #1

Thanks, JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #2

The issue of these islands needs to be settled in international court. Ash_F Dec 2013 #3

I think there is something going on with those islands, and/or that area underwater besides loudsue Dec 2013 #4

I have read that there were oil discoveries. /nt Ash_F Dec 2013 #5

The Yellow Sea is very shallow Ace Acme Dec 2013 #6

Oil and gas deposits davidpdx Dec 2013 #7

EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

1. And if you look at the BBC map in this link....

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:34 PM

Dec 2013

It actually appears 3 countries (Japan too) will have overlapping ADIZ's over the island of Ieodo.

That should end well.

Plus a cool shot of the base on stilts the S Koreans built on one of the submerged rocks, you know, for "marine research"....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25288268

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts)

2. Thanks,

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:39 PM

Dec 2013

nice graphic on the link.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

3. The issue of these islands needs to be settled in international court.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:44 PM

Dec 2013

Before this dick swinging contest gets out of hand.

loudsue

(14,087 posts)

4. I think there is something going on with those islands, and/or that area underwater besides

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 02:12 PM

Dec 2013

what it is looking like on the surface. It's not just about real estate here.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

5. I have read that there were oil discoveries. /nt

Reply to loudsue (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 02:28 PM

Dec 2013

Ace Acme

(1,464 posts)

6. The Yellow Sea is very shallow

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 02:38 PM

Dec 2013

... with a mean depth of 144 feet, says Encyclopedia Britannica.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/652686/Yellow-Sea

10,000 years ago, before the end of the most recent Ice Age, most of it would have been dry land, and Japan would have been a peninsula.

Its shallow nature would make it relatively easy to colonize for mining and fish-farming and oil production. I've always suspected that the Falkland Islands War in the 80's was about control of the continental shelf off Argentina, which in those parts is 400 miles wide.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

7. Oil and gas deposits

Reply to loudsue (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 07:29 PM

Dec 2013

For the most part none of them have been touched because of the disputes. How much is in there is debatable. I'd say with the stalemate between the 5 or 6 countries over different areas that nothing will happen for a long time.

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