November 26, 2013 A pair of US B-52 bombers ignored warnings from China and challenged their newly announced air defence space by flying through disputed island chain in the East China Sea. According to a Pentagon spokesman "We have conducted operations in the area of the Senkakus. We have continued to follow our normal procedures, which include not filing flight plans, not radioing ahead and not registering our frequencies,"
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wsj: U.S. Jets Challenge China's Air Defense Zone
- A pair of American B-52 bombers flew over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea without informing Beijing, U.S. officials said, in a direct challenge to China and its establishment of an expanded air-defense zone.
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- a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday, defying China's declaration that the region falls into a new airspace defense zone. "We have conducted operations in the area of the Senkakus. We have continued to follow our normal procedures, which include not filing flight plans, not radioing ahead and not registering our frequencies," Colonel Steve Warren added, using the Japanese name for the islands.
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U.S. Directly Challenges China's Air Defense Zone
Pair of American B-52 Bombers Fly Over Disputed Island Chain
Updated Nov. 26, 2013 12:41 p.m. ET
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China reacts to the U.S. encircling them with fighter jets and Stealth bombers by the establishment of an Air Defense Zone in the East China Sea

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China has reacted to the U.S. encircling their country with fighter jets and stealth bombers by establishing a defensive perimeter in the East China sea.
This pertains to non commercial aircraftentering that area, in what the Chinesemilitary officials are calling “a defensive emergency measure.” All this is happening as China establishes patrols in the region of military ships andaircraft. This is a measure to protect thesecurity of China’s airspace from perceived military threats.
China did not say exactly what measures it would take against aircraft that disobey the new rules, but defense experts say its military could scramble jets or even shoot down planes it views as a threat – in a worst case scenario.
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