Japan\’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has described China\’s move to create a new \”air defence identification zone\” over disputed waters as \”dangerous\”.
China\’s action had \”no validity whatsoever on Japan\”, Mr Abe added.
China has voiced anger at Japanese and US objections to the new air zone, and lodged complaints with their embassies.
The zone covers disputed islands that are claimed and controlled by Japan. China says aircraft entering the zone must obey its rules.
Mr Abe told parliament on Monday that the zone \”can invite an unexpected occurrence and it is a very dangerous thing as well\”.
\”We demand China revoke any measures that could infringe upon the freedom of flight in international airspace,\’\’ he added.
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has called the move a \”destabilising attempt to alter the status quo in the region\”.
\”This unilateral action increases the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculations,\” Mr Hagel said in a statement.
\”This announcement by the People\’s Republic of China will not in any way change how the United States conducts military operations in the region,\” he added.
via BBC News – Shinzo Abe: China new air defence zone move ‘dangerous’.
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