SABER RATTLING CONTINUES WITH CHINA AS THE NEW DRAGON ON THE BLOCK BACKED BY ECONOMIC GROWTH IS EXPANDING ITS REACH OVER THE RICH MINERAL AREA ZONE OWNED BY JAPAN CALLED THE DIAOYUS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA–CHINA EMPLOYS AN AIR DEFENSE ZONE OVER THE JAPAN CONTROLLED ISLANDS OF DIAOYUS

Beijing on Saturday announced it was setting up an "air defence identification zone" over an area that includes islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China, in a move that could inflame the bitter territorial row.

Along with the creation of the zone in the East China Sea, the defence ministry released a set of aircraft identification rules that must be followed by all planes entering the area, under penalty of intervention by the military.

Aircraft are expected to provide their flight plan, clearly mark their nationality, and maintain two-way radio communication allowing them to "respond in a timely and accurate manner to the identification inquiries" from Chinese authorities.

The outline of the new zone, which is shown on the ministry website and a state media Twitter account (pic.twitter.com/4a2vC6PH8O), covers a wide area of the East China Sea between South Korea and Taiwan that includes the Tokyo-controlled islands known as the Senkakus to Japan and Diaoyous to China.

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