DefenceTalkThe United States has strenuously objected to China’s new air zone over islands managed by Japan, but experts say its best hope is to contain rather than end tensions. After Beijing last month declared an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area of the East China Sea, asking foreign planes to identify themselves, the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-looks-to-manage-not-end-china-air-rift-49867/

DefenceTalkTwo US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without informing Beijing, US officials said Tuesday, challenging China’s bid to create an expanded “air defense zone.” The unarmed aircraft took off from Guam on Monday and the flight was previously scheduled as part of a routine exercise in the area, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-flies-b-52-bombers-in-chinas-air-defense-zone-49759/

DefenceTalkFor more than a decade, the Chinese government has been pursuing a deliberate, yet indirect strategy to establish de facto control over the waters and airspace adjacent to its mainland. This program has a number of facets: historical, political, economic and military. The focus of much of this program is Beijing’s assertion of claims to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-air-defense-zone-strategy-east-asia-49750/