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China's neighbor claims plane intrusions media

South Korean army officers have reported that Chinese planes violated Seoul’s air protection zone dozens of occasions final yr

Chinese plane intruded on South Korea’s air protection zone with out warning greater than 70 occasions final yr, army officers in Seoul have reportedly claimed.

The tempo of Chinese violations of the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) was about the identical as in 2020, Yonhap News reported on Monday, citing a doc that the South Korean protection ministry submitted to the National Assembly. There had been over 20 such violations by Russia in 2019, the media outlet claimed, with out offering more moderen figures.

The KADIZ was first drawn up by the US Air Force in 1951, in the course of the Korean War. The zone extends past South Korea’s territorial air area, however Seoul requires pilots of overseas plane to determine themselves to stop unintentional confrontations. For occasion, Japanese planes enter the KADIZ about 500 occasions yearly after giving discover to South Korean authorities.

While most intrusions go with out brouhaha, South Korea scrambles army jets in some instances to reply. For instance, not less than 4 Chinese and 4 Russian warplanes breached the KADIZ a number of occasions on May 24, prompting Seoul to ship up fighter jets in response.

That incident occurred as US President Joe Biden was wrapping up his go to to the area. Russia and China held a joint army train that included flights by strategic bombers over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea whereas Biden was in Japan. The South Korean army additionally scrambled fighter jets when Russian plane entered the KADIZ with out warning in August.

(RT.com)

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