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BEIJING , Dec . 7 -- The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People 's Congress (NPC ) on Saturday said China 's top legislature firmly oppose a Japanese resolution on China 's East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ ).
The lower house of the Japanese Diet on Friday adopted a resolution urging China to rescind its recent establishment of the East China Sea ADIZ .
The Japanese side has no right to make irresponsible remarks on China 's establishment of the ADIZ , a statement of the committee said , stressing that the NPC is resolutely opposed to the Japan 's so-called resolution .
China 's establishment of the ADIZ is reasonable , legitimate and in line with international law and practice , the statement said .
China has always been firmly opposed to and never recognized Japan 's unauthorized action to include the Diaoyu Islands into Japan 's so-called air defense identification zone ,the statement said .
It reiterated that the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islets are China 's inherent territory since ancient times and China has indisputable sovereignty over the islands .
The root cause of the current tensions in the East China Sea is in Japan , the statement said , urging Japan to cut off all provocative words and deeds and to make concrete efforts for the improvement of China-Japan relations as well as peace of the East China Sea and its airspace .
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/08/asia-pacific/south-korea-declares-expanded-adiz-overlapping-with-other-zones/
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China confident of no military conflict over air defence zones
None of the governments involved want to risk instability in the region, analysts say, as Australia calls for a reduction in tensions
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 December, 2013, 6:27am
UPDATED : Sunday, 08 December, 2013, 6:27am
Beijing is confident regional tensions will stabilise without military conflict after neighbouring countries and the United States have had time to adjust to its air defence identification zone, Chinese analysts said.
The Ministry of National Defence's creation of the zone over most of the East China Sea two weeks ago has drawn a mix of criticism, condemnation and defiance from China's neighbours, including relatively friendly ones.
South Korea, for instance, is preparing to expand its own zone to cover a disputed rock. Its president, Park Geun-hye, who has been seen as more open to expanded Chinese ties than her predecessors, announced plans to work closely with US on the issue after meeting US Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday.
The sabre-rattling was unlikely to result in a conflict because none of the governments involved wanted to risk instability in the region, said Shi Yinhong , an international relations professor at Renmin University. He said Beijing approached the zone's creation "patiently and skilfully".
"That's why we haven't seen any actual conflicts so far, because the three sides - Beijing, Washington and Tokyo - all made efforts to prevent any military stand-offs in the air."
Shi believed the zone was there to stay and other nations would have to accept it. "It's impossible for Beijing to withdraw [it]."
Criticism of the zone continued yesterday, as visiting Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop ignored warnings from Beijing and reiterated concerns about the move.
"Australia is concerned about peace and stability in our region and we don't want to see any escalation of tensions," she said in Beijing. "We want to see a de-escalation."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday warned Australia against "undermining bilateral mutual trust" by criticising the air defence zone.
Meanwhile, the US urged Beijing to "immediately lower tensions" and set up an emergency hotlines to avoid confusion in the disputed area.
"China should work with other countries, including Japan and South Korea, to establish confidence-building measures, including emergency communications channels to address the dangers that its recent announcement has created," US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
Jin Canrong , of Renmin University's school of international studies, said Beijing had certainly expected such responses. "China has been well-prepared for all possible scenarios, including possible conflicts between fighter jets from China and Japan," Jin said. "Unless the US decides to get directly involved, everything so far is under control for Beijing."
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China 's top legislature rejects Japanese resolution on ADIZ
(Xinhua) 09:07, December 08, 2013
East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (Source: Ministry of National Defense/China Daily) |
South Korea Expands Air Defense Zone, Angering Japan and China
US Praises Move, Says Koreans Asked Them First
by Jason Ditz, December 08, 2013
It’s the sea equivalent of a land rush in the Asian Pacific lately. First China announced it was establishing an “air defense zone” over the disputed Senkaku Islands. The move sparked anger from South Korea and Japan.
Now South Korea, after condemning China’s action, has done the exact same thing, setting up an air defense zone of its own in the East China Sea.
South Korea’s new zone not only seizes disputed airspace, as the Chinese version did, but also overlaps parts of both Chinese and Japanese air defense zones. The move has not been well received by either China or Japan.
The US State Department, which angrily condemned China for its move, has praised South Korea, noting that South Korea’s government “conferred with the United States in advance,” suggesting the biggest problem with China’s move was that they didn’t get permission from the US beforehand.
ASIA PACIFIC / POLITICS
South Korea declares expanded ADIZ overlapping with other zones
AFP-JIJI
SEOUL – South Korea Sunday declared an expanded air defense zone that overlaps with one announced by China and covers a submerged rock disputed by the two countries, as tensions rise over competing territorial claims.
The defense ministry said its new zone, which will take effect on Dec. 15, would cover Ieodo — a rock in waters off its south coast which China calls Suyan.
The airspace above the Seoul-controlled rock — long a source of tension between South Korea and China — is also covered by Chinese and Japanese air defense zones.
China heightened tensions last month when it unilaterally declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, in which foreign planes are supposed to file flight plans with Beijing.
The zone — which encompasses some areas currently controlled by South Korea or Japan — has drawn intense protests from the two neighbours and objections from key allies such as the United States.
“We will coordinate with related countries to fend off accidental military confrontations and to ensure the safety of airplanes,” said South Korean defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok.
“The new air defense zone is in line with international aviation rules and protocols,” he said.
Kim said Seoul had notified its neighbours and related nations in advance about its new air zone, the first revision to its air defense area for 62 years.
The new zone was expanded by about 66,480 sq. km — or about two thirds of the size of the country — in waters off its south coast, the defense ministry said.
There was no immediate comment from China or Japan on the South Korean move.
The U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki confirmed that Seoul had consulted with Washington earlier, saying U.S. officials “appreciate” the South’s “efforts to pursue this action in a responsible . . . fashion” by notifying its neighbours in advance.
Tension has been high since the air zone declaration by China, which neighbours see as a push to assert its growing military might and territorial claims.
In addition to Ieodo China’s ADIZ covers disputed Tokyo-controlled islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in China, that have been at the center of a simmering territorial row.
Both Tokyo and Seoul have rejected Beijing’s demand that all aircraft traversing the Chinese zone file flight plans and ID details.
The U.S. flew two B-52 bombers through the area without complying, followed by similar moves by Japan and South Korea whose planes also entered the zone without notifying China.
The latest tension over the air zone overshadowed the visit last week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the three nations.
Biden warned China against raising tension in the region, saying regional peace and stability were in its interests.
Biden, during talks with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, also expressed “understanding” for Seoul’s approach including the revision of its air zone, according to a senior U.S. official.
Boo Hyung-wook, a researcher at the Korea Institute of Defense Analyses, said the latest dispute stems from China’s desire to strengthen its claim over the Senkakus by extending its air defense zone.
“Since South Korea was so close to Japan, it was unavoidable (for China) to let some of its air zone overlap with Korea, which has led to all this trouble with Seoul,” Boo said.
“It’s really time for the three neighbours to sit together to avoid the worst case scenario,” he said, adding however it was “highly unlikely” that the latest row would lead to an actual military clash.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/08/national/japan-calls-for-global-action-against-chinas-new-air-zone/
NATIONAL / POLITICS
Japan calls for global action against China’s new air zone
AP
TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES – Japan’s defense minister called on the international community Sunday to oppose China’s recently declared maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea and possibly over the disputed South China Sea.
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera discussed Japan’s concern over China’s action separately with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop. Onodera and Bishop separately visited central Tacloban city, which was ruined by Typhoon Haiyan last month.
In his meeting with Bishop, Onodera said he mentioned that the international community “should meet to deal with this matter together” and that any unilateral action by coercive means should be opposed.
“If any country would establish a similar air zone in the South China Sea, that would bring up tension in the region and I mentioned that should be stopped,” he told reporters in Tacloban, where he visited a school serving as a shelter for villagers who lost their homes in the Nov. 8 typhoon.
He said that the issue should be resolved by dialogue.
The United States, Australia, South Korea and other countries have also expressed alarm over China’s new air identification zone. Beijing says all aircraft entering the vast area must identify themselves and follow Chinese instructions.
China’s ambassador to the Philippines, Ma Keqing, said early this week that it was Beijing’s right to decide “where and when to set up” an air identification zone. She was asked about a possibility that China might set up a similar zone over the South China Sea.
Ma did not say if China would set up such a zone.
Onodera said that China’s unilateral action violates the spirit of the International Civil Aviation Organization treaty.
Old hatreds and grudges die hard......
The old hatreds behind the China-Japan provocation war
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