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jakeXT

(10,575 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2013, 06:39 AM Nov 2013

U.S. Said Making Daily Flights Into China’s Air Zone

The U.S. military is conducting daily flights through China’s newly declared air-defense zone without notifying Beijing authorities in advance, a U.S. defense official said today.

The disclosure indicates that U.S. flight activity in the area, where China has unilaterally sought to exert control, is more extensive than was previously known. The Pentagon had acknowledged a flight by two unarmed B-52 bombers through the air zone earlier this week.

The defense official, who asked not to be named discussing military operations, wouldn’t specify the type of aircraft used in subsequent flights nor say whether any of them are armed.

“It’s very important the U.S. signal to the Chinese that we’re not going to be bullied and that we’re going to adhere to our commitments,” which include a defense treaty with Japan, said Nicholas Burns, a former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2005 to 2008.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-29/u-s-said-making-daily-flights-into-china-s-air-zone.html

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U.S. Said Making Daily Flights Into China’s Air Zone (Original Post) jakeXT Nov 2013 OP

US carriers urged to comply with China air zone rules. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #1

Would we allow foreign aircraft to approach our shores without identifying themselves? bemildred Nov 2013 #2

Sure looks like we are trying to get a war started newfie11 Nov 2013 #3

I think they are arrogant dumb asses, not so much trying getting a war with China going. bemildred Nov 2013 #4

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

1. US carriers urged to comply with China air zone rules.

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 07:07 AM

Nov 2013

The US says it expects its civilian aircraft to observe China's rules in an air defence zone in the East China Sea.

A US statement said this did not mean the US accepted China's requirements in the zone covering territory claimed by China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

China wants all aircraft there to file flight plans and identify themselves.

The US, Japan and South Korea say they have flown military aircraft in the area unannounced. But China said it scrambled fighter jets on Friday.

The move was to monitor US and Japanese aircraft in the zone.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25165503

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

2. Would we allow foreign aircraft to approach our shores without identifying themselves?

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 08:16 AM

Nov 2013

China has a much stronger argument over this issue than the territorial dispute, which is why they are doing it, and I think we are going to have to talk it out, not just bluster and threaten. Getting dragged into a war in East Asia will not serve us well at all.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

3. Sure looks like we are trying to get a war started

Reply to bemildred (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 09:36 AM

Nov 2013

Sooner or later something will happen and that will be our excuse.
I hope like hell I'm wrong.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

4. I think they are arrogant dumb asses, not so much trying getting a war with China going.

Reply to newfie11 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 09:41 AM

Nov 2013

Though I do not doubt that there some of that persuasion too. There is always some self-pitying fool who wants to bring the world down around his ears if he cannot get his way.

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