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China Creates Air Defence Zone Over Japan-Controlled Islands, Issues War Threat
cold fjord writes "France24 reports, "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 ... 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. "China's armed forces will adopt defensive emergency measures to respond to aircraft that do not cooperate in the identification or refuse to follow the instructions," according to the ministry. ' The Politico adds, "Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Saturday the United States is 'deeply concerned'" over the move. Spiegel Online has background on the conflict with Japan and on related regional issues. This announcement follows the recent publication in Chinese state media of maps showing nuclear strike plans against the U.S."
They've considered this, but have found that strapping prostitutes to the hard mounts would have little to no safety benefits.
Every country should boycott stuff made there in protest.
Oh wait...
I've got better things to do tonight than die.
You mean their own "war on communism/drugs/terror"?
If China wanted to bring the US to its knees, all it would have to do is embargo shipments of iPhones and iPads. Enraged Americans would burn Washington DC to the ground & lynch the elected officials who made it happen. And if that didn't do the trick, China's government could widen the iOS embargo to include our friends in Europe, at which point the EU would seize NATO's military assets and attack us with them until China lifted the embargo and allowed Apple products to flow freely into their nations again.