Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
US: China claim of air rights over disputed
islands 'creates risk of incident'
An “Air Defense Identification Zone" was
unilaterally created and announced by China over the disputed islands with
Japan. The zone has been identified by Japan for some time and that claim and
defense activities have been endorsed by the U.S. So, if two claiming nations
dispatch their military aircraft into the zone and tried to get the other away,
what could happen then?
Also to make the matter more critical, the disputed
islands were returned to Japan by the U.S. as part of it withdrawal from
Okinawa back in 1972. So if Chinese military aircraft intrude into the zone,
that could mean the same situation for the U.S. as being intruded into Okinawa’s
defense zone where their military forces reside.
Could the claim by China create present and
clear danger to the region and the two super giants?
Enjoy reading and learning about the self-claimed
air defense identification zone.
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