Posted on 11/28/2013 9:45:56 AM PST by Army Air Corps
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China has sent warplanes to its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea, state media reports.
The vast zone, announced last week, covers territory claimed by China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
China has said all planes transiting the zone must file flight plans and identify themselves, or face "defensive emergency measures".
But Japan, South Korea and the US have all since flown military aircraft through the area.
The new dispute in an already tense region has raised concerns it could escalate into an unplanned military incident.
China's state news agency Xinhua quoted air force spokesman Col Shen Jinke as saying several fighter jets and an early warning aircraft had been deployed to carry out routine patrols as "a defensive measure and in line with international common practices".
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Pei-Ping!
Send our war planes over the area without announcement and if threatened shoot the Chinese down.
This is NOT going to end well. Interesting by ones, indeed.
Did GayMuzzie ASK them to do this? With HIM no question is 100% crazy.
The term for the B 52 China action is wagging the dog
The Obama dog is a chihuahua and the world laughs
Interesting TIMES. blasted spell-check...!
We just threw Israel and SA overboard on behalf of Iran, which did invade and occupy a US Embassy.
This Chinese question of “Does the US/Japan Security Treaty really MEAN anything..?” Is a completely fair one.
Ping!
I hear that Iran has been flying their new super secret stealth fighter through that Chinese zone several times a day. That’ll cook General Tso’s Chicken.
Sure, but they’ll be back in an hour...
Ping.
“China sends warplanes to newly declared air zone”
Too late. Their “air zone” is already a joke.
Sure am glad we stopped production of the F22 right about now.
“The Prince of Japan has begun a six month study of the rare Sand Jumper Crab in the remote Senkaku Islands, supported by 100 MANPADs porters from the JSDF...”
Yes, a shooting war with China where resident Obama is running things will improve the situation for everyone...
oh boy, this could get interesting
So? WWIII is about on us now. Might as well get it over.
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