Posted on 05/06/2020 1:32:22 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
China appears headed for another showdown with the United States, over reported plans to establish an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the South China Sea.
An ADIZ is a zone that stretches beyond a country's airspace, in which foreign aircraft are required to submit flight plans and identify themselves in the interests of national security.
The Taiwan News claims China now plans its own ADIZ, which is likely to bring the nation into conflict with the US, who move navy ships through the area.
According to the Taiwan News, Defence Minister Yen Te-fa made the claim earlier this week.
When asked how many ADIZs there were around Taiwan, Yen is reported to have replied, "There are two identification zones. One in the East China Sea and one in the South China Sea".
In 2013, China announced it was setting up an ADIZ in the East China Sea, causing fallout with Australia after then-Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticised the move.
China said at the time the ADIZ allowed it to direct air traffic over an area also claimed by Japan and Taiwan, although it has reportedly not enforced the ADIZ in the years since.
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Squawk Imagine
Go for it CCP
China announced their ADIZ well over a year ago.
US military aircraft have never complied. Not once.
Worst things
Than War
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