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| Conflict Over Senkaku Islands; news and updates | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:31 pm (271 Views) | |
| Flipzi | Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:31 pm Post #1 |
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![]() Wall Street Journal photo PHL joins protest against China's air defense zone The Philippines on Thursday joined several nations in opposing China’s new air defense zone over the East China Sea, saying it impedes freedom of flight and aviation safety. Beijing’s Air Defense Identification Zone or ADIZ drew protests and alarm from several nations led by the United States, which demonstrated its non-recognition of China's new territorial imposition by flying two B-52 bombers over the area. Japan, South Korea and Australia also opposed China’s latest aggressive move to assert military control over the disputed waters, home to a cluster of resource-rich islands claimed by Tokyo and Beijing. “China’s East Asia Sea ADIZ transforms the entire airzone into its domestic airspace, infringes on the freedom of flight in international airspace and compromises the safety of civil aviation and national security of affected states,” Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said in a text message. “The Philippines calls on China to ensure that its ADIZ preserves regional security and stability.” Manila is also locked in a long-running territorial rift with China over the South China Sea, where Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan also have overlapping claims. The Philippines, which filed a case last January against China before an international tribunal to question the legality of its massive claim, has adopted the name West Philippine Sea for the disputed body of water. Washington has declared that unrestricted access to the South China Sea and peaceful resolution of disputes are in America’s national interest. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/337497/news/nation/phl-joins-protest-against-china-s-air-defense-zone Related Story; US-Russia-China Relations; analyzing the pyramid http://w11.zetaboards.com/NDSFP/topic/9405837/ |
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| Flipzi | Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:36 pm Post #2 |
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China military sends air patrols through new defense zone: Xinhua by Manila Bulletin November 29, 2013 (Reuters) – China’s military sent several fighter jets and an early warning aircraft on patrol into disputed air space over the East China Sea on Thursday, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported, quoting a spokesman for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. The move raises the stakes in a standoff with the United States, Japan and South Korea over the zone. Japan and South Korea sent their own military aircraft through the air space on Thursday. The Chinese patrol mission was “a defensive measure and in line with international common practices,” said Shen Jinke, a spokesman for China’s air force, in the Xinhua article. Ties between China and Japan have been strained for months by the dispute over the islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu by China and the Senkaku by Japan. The islands are currently under Japanese administrative control. China last week unilaterally announced that foreign aircraft – including passenger aircraft – passing over the islands would have to identify themselves to China. Earlier this week, Washington sent two unarmed B-52 bombers through the airspace without first informing Beijing, a sign of support for its ally Japan. Although there are risks of a confrontation in the defense zone, U.S. and Chinese military officials have stepped up communication with each other in recent years and are in regular contact to avoid accidental clashes breaking out. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is visiting China, Japan and South Korea next week, and will try to diffuse tensions over the issue, senior U.S. administration officials said. U.S. officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday’s Chinese flight, which Xinhua described as “normal air patrols” in the new air defense zone Beijing has declared. The article said China’s air force is “on high alert and will take measures to deal with diverse air threats to firmly protect the security of the country’s airspace.” http://www.mb.com.ph/china-military-sends-air-patrols-through-new-defense-zone-xinhua/ |
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| Flipzi | Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:46 pm Post #3 |
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China scrambles jets after US, Japan enter air zone: Xinhua BY TOM HANCOCK, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE POSTED ON 11/29/2013 10:35 PM | UPDATED 11/29/2013 11:15 PM BEIJING, China (UPDATED) – China on Friday, November 29, scrambled fighter jets to monitor a dozen US and Japanese military aircraft which entered its new air defense zone, state media said. Beijing's announcement last weekend of the air defense identification zone, which covers islands at the center of a dispute between China and Japan, has raised tensions in the region. The report indicated that Japan and the US are continuing to disregard Beijing's demands that aircraft submit flight plans when traversing the zone in the East China Sea or face unspecified "defensive emergency measures". "Several combat aircraft were scrambled to verify the identities" of US and Japanese aircraft entering the air defense zone, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting air force spokesman Shen Jinke. The Chinese aircraft, which included at least two fighter jets, identified two US surveillance aircraft and 10 Japanese aircraft including an F-15 warplane, Shen said. The US, South Korea, Japan and other countries have accused Beijing of increasing regional tensions with its new air defense zone. Shen said the air force had a mission to monitor foreign aircraft inside the zone "throughout the entire process, with timely identification". Japan and South Korea both said Thursday they had disregarded the ADIZ, showing a united front after US B-52 bombers also entered the area. But Beijing is facing considerable internal pressure to assert itself. China's state media called Friday for "timely countermeasures without hesitation" if Japan violates the zone. Washington has security alliances with both Tokyo and Seoul, and analysts say that neither China nor Japan -- the world's second- and third-biggest economies, and major trading partners of each other -- want to engage in armed conflict. The Global Times newspaper, which generally takes a more nationalistic tone than China's government, said in an editorial Friday: "We should carry out timely countermeasures without hesitation against Japan when it challenges China's newly declared ADIZ. "If Tokyo flies its aircraft over the zone, we will be bound to send our plane to its ADIZ." The paper, which is close to the ruling Communist party, said: "We are willing to engage in a protracted confrontation with Japan." But it shied away from threatening Washington, which sent giant Stratofortress bombers inside the zone, issuing an unmistakable message. "If the US does not go too far, we will not target it in safeguarding our air defence zone," the paper said. The Communist Party seeks to bolster its public support by tapping into deep-seated resentment of Japan for its brutal invasion of the country in the 1930s. Such passions are easily ignited, and posters on Chinese social media networks have urged Beijing to act, with one saying Friday: "Japan, US and South Korea jointly ran the red light on purpose, the Chinese government should take decisive measures to deal with them as a war of words won't solve any problems." The media rhetoric came after Chinese planes conducted air patrols on Thursday, Xinhua said, after it first sent fighters, scouts and early warning aircraft into the zone on Saturday. China's rules covering the zone require aircraft to provide their flight plan, declare their nationality and maintain two-way radio communication -- or face unspecified "defensive emergency measures". Both Japan and Washington have ADIZs of their own, and China accuses them of double standards, though China's zone includes a rock which is disputed between Beijing and Seoul, as well as islands controlled by Japan and claimed by China. Japan denies that there is a dispute over the islands, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga declined Friday to be drawn on reports that a Chinese envoy had suggested setting up a mechanism to prevent mid-air incidents. "Our country's principle is that we will assert our position firmly in a stern but calm manner," Suga said. "And we keep the window of dialogue open." The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the US and Japan planned to enhance military cooperation in the area, with Tokyo permanently stationing E-2C early-warning planes in Okinawa, and US Global Hawk unmanned drones expected to be operated from Japan soon. The European Union added its voice to the criticism of the zone on Friday, with its top foreign affairs official Catherine Ashton saying it "contributes to raising tensions in the region". At a regular briefing Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang dismissed her remarks, saying: "Ms Ashton knows that within the EU, some countries have ADIZs, so I don't know if that means the situation in Europe is getting more tense." US Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the region next week, and administration officials said that while in Beijing he will raise Washington's concerns about the ADIZ, and China's assertiveness towards its neighbours. The Philippines has voiced concern that China may extend control of air space over disputed areas of the South China Sea, where the two nations have a separate territorial dispute. – Rappler.com http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/china/44910-china-scrambles-jets |
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| Flipzi | Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:49 pm Post #4 |
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Japan to expand air defense zone further south Staff Reporter 2013-11-28 08:48 (GMT+8) Japan plans to expand its air defense zone to the Ogasawara islands — also known as the Bonin islands, around 1,000 km south of Tokyo — in response to China's newly established air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea, reports Huanqiu, the Chinese-language website of China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times. Tokyo will also strengthen Japan's offshore defenses as China's naval fleets, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning are likely to be active in the western Pacific region, according to the Tokyo-based Yomiuri Shimbun. Insiders claim that Japan had previously excluded the Ogasawara islands from its past air defense identification zone as it was determined the islands were not under threat from foreign invasion. However, the government and its ruling Liberal Democratic Party have agreed to expand the country's zone amid rising tensions with China over their maritime territorial dispute. The Japanese defense ministry is also considering the deployment of fighter jets near the islands. Japan first established its air defense zone in the 1960s. The fighter jets' deployment is expected to go smoothly without any legal hurdles. Huanqiu reported that Japan's air defense zone is considerably larger than that of other countries, and extends to only 130 km from China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang. It also currently "ignores previously set boundaries," covering all of China's gas fields in the East China Sea, the report said, adding that Chinese aircraft can be considered to have intruded into the zone even if they are only flying along China's coastline and the country's exclusive economic zone. http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20131128000014 |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue Dec 3, 2013 3:15 pm Post #5 |
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![]() US calls on China to scrap air zone procedures BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE POSTED ON 12/03/2013 7:55 AM | UPDATED 12/03/2013 7:59 AM WASHINGTON DC, USA – The United States Monday, December 2, urged Beijing to scrap new aviation arrangements set up by its new air defense zone which Washington has denounced as confusing and likely to increase the risk of accidents. "Our general position as a US government is that we don't accept China's requirements," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki reiterated. Last month Beijing declared an Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, over the East China Sea, including an island chain disputed with Japan, in which it warned all aircraft had to obey Chinese orders or face unspecified "defensive emergency measures". But Psaki slammed the announcement as having been made without "prior consultations," adding that it overlapped with many other such zones set up by Japan and South Korea. "The fact that China's announcement has caused confusion and increased the risk of accidents only further underscores the validity of our concerns and the need for China to rescind the procedures," she told reporters. "This announcement is not going to change our military exercises," she insisted, pointing to an overflight of two American B-52 bombers in the air last week which was not notified to the Chinese authorities as proof. The Federal Aviation Administration is tasked with setting guidelines for commercial airlines in the area, Psaki stressed. But in a statement last week, the State Department said the government in general expects "US carriers operating internationally will operate consistent" with notices sent out by other countries. US Vice President Joe Biden is to meet Japanese leaders on Tuesday, December 3, after arriving in Tokyo on the first leg of an Asian tour which will also take him to Beijing and Seoul. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States remained "deeply concerned" about China's new air defense zone. "This is an opportunity for Vice President Biden to raise our concerns directly with policymakers in Beijing and to seek clarity regarding the Chinese intentions in making this move at this time," Carney said. Biden would underscore "how important it is to avoid actions that raise tensions and to prevent miscalculations that could undermine peace, security and prosperity in the region," he added. – Rappler.com http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/us-canada/45089-us-china-scrap-air-zone-procedures |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Mon Dec 9, 2013 3:34 pm Post #6 |
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China ships sail through disputed waters amid tensions December 8, 2013 11:48am TOKYO — Three Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Sunday, the Japanese coastguard said, the first time since Beijing announced an Air Defence Identification Zone over the sea. The vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters at about 9:00 am (0000 GMT) off one of the Senkaku islands, which China also claims and calls the Diaoyus, the Japan Coast Guard said. This is the first time that Chinese coastguard ships were spotted sailing through the waters after Beijing raised regional tensions with its declaration of the air zone on November 23. Chinese vessels have sailed in and out of the contiguous waters around the islands but stayed away from entering their territorial waters since November 22, a Japanese coastguard official said. Japan's conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed no compromise on sovereignty of the islands and stepped up defence spending, believing that China is trying to change the status quo through growing sea incursions. Chinese state-owned ships and aircraft have approached the Senkakus on and off to demonstrate Beijing's territorial claims, especially after Japan nationalized some of the islands in September last year. — Agence France-Presse http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/338835/news/world/china-ships-sail-through-disputed-waters-amid-tensions |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Mon Dec 9, 2013 10:15 pm Post #7 |
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![]() U.S. Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon Reconnaissance Aircraft Arrive in Japan By Chris Riback | December 3, 2013 at 10:08 am Stars and Stripes reports that “two of the Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft have arrived at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Navy officials in Japan said Monday.” “The P-8’s long-planned arrival in the western Pacific comes about a week after China unilaterally declared a broad swath of the East China Sea’s air space as its national air defense identification zone and demanded that military aircraft identify themselves and file flight plans with the Chinese government.” “The United States, Japan and other Asian nations have stated that their military aircraft will not recognize the zone, which includes airspace over the Japanese-administered Senkaku islands.” http://boeing.rollcall.com/topic-a/news/u-s-navys-new-p-8a-poseidon-reconnaissance-aircraft-arrive-japan/ Alternate Source: U.S. Navy deploys new reconnaissance planes to Japan By Jamie Crawford December 2nd, 2013 The U.S. Navy has deployed two of its next-generation reconnaissance aircraft to Japan, a long-planned move that comes amid controversy over Chinese air defenses. Designed to enhance the Navy's long-range maritime patrol capability, the P-8A Poseidon's specialty is submarine detection, the Navy said. The planes flew from Norfolk, Virginia, to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, in recent days. The P-8A Poseidon also is part of the Navy's effort to phase out the P-3C Orion. It is more technologically advanced than its predecessor and can fly higher with a crew of up to nine. It also can carry torpedoes, cruise missiles, bombs and mines. While the Navy rebalances resources in the Pacific, the arrival of the aircraft comes at a time of heightened tension in the region with China's imposition of an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea. The United States, Japan and South Korea have recently operated their own military flights through the zone to test the Chinese, and the new planes add additional monitoring ability in a busy region. The Navy said the new deployment was not based on any specific threat. Massive naval power remains at heart of America's look eastwards "The P-8 is a true multi-mission platform, which will continue to provide us invaluable capabilities," said Rear Adm. Matt Carter, commander of patrol and reconnaissance, said in statement. "The number of submarines in the world is increasing rapidly," Carter also said. "Other countries are either building or purchasing advanced, quiet, and extremely hard to find submarines and we need to be able to match that technology to be able to detect them." New U.S. aircraft at Kadena coincided with Vice President Joe Biden's arrival in Japan to start a trip that includes stops in China and South Korea. http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/02/u-s-navy-deploys-new-reconnaissance-planes-to-japan/ Edited by Flipzi, Mon Dec 9, 2013 10:17 pm.
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| Flipzi | Mon Dec 9, 2013 10:18 pm Post #8 |
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Boeing P-8 Poseidon The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a military aircraft currently being developed for the United States Navy (USN). The aircraft is being developed by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, modified from the 737-800. The P-8 is intended to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and shipping interdiction and to engage in an electronic intelligence (ELINT) role. This will involve carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It will also be able to drop and monitor sonobuoys. It is designed to operate in conjunction with the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle. The P-8 has also been ordered by the Indian Navy. Specifications Data from U.S. Navy P-8A Fact File, and Boeing General characteristics Crew: Flight: 2; Mission: 7 Length: 129 ft 5 in (39.47 m) Wingspan: 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m) Height: 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m) Empty weight: 138,300 lb (62,730 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 189,200 lb (85,820 kg) Powerplant: 2 × CFM56-7B turbofan, 27,000 lbf (120 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: 490 knots (907 km/h) Cruise speed: 440 kn (815 km/h) Range: 1,200 nmi (2,222 km)4 hours on station (Anti-submarine warfare mission) Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,496 m) Armament (5 internal and 6 external) AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles, mines, torpedoes, and a new High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC). Avionics Raytheon APY-10 multi-mission surface search radar (Advanced Airborne Sensor surface search radar and SIGINT package to be follow on system) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-8_Poseidon |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:17 am Post #9 |
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![]() Okinawa Ospreys can be sent to islets claimed by China: U.S. general KYODO SEP 17, 2013 NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – The commanding general of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Lt. Gen. John Wissler, told Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima in a meeting Tuesday that MV-22 Osprey aircraft stationed at the Futenma air station could be dispatched to the disputed Senkaku Islands if needed. “That aircraft has the ability to reach the Senkakus, should we need to support any sort of Japan-U.S. security treaty,” Wissler said during the meeting open to the media. Wissler’s comment is thought to reflect the recent intensification of Chinese activities in the East China Sea, including intrusions by China Coast Guard vessels into the waters around the Japanese-controlled islets claimed by China. Nakaima reiterated his opposition to stationing Ospreys at Futenma, saying “citizens’ concerns have not been cleared up,” but did not respond directly to Wissler’s proposal that the Ospreys could be dispatched to the Senkakus. As well as having a longer range than the CH-46 helicopters they are replacing, Wissler said the tilt-rotor Ospreys can quickly reach high altitudes due to their speed and create less noise pollution than other aircraft. Shared by: West Philippine Sea / Scarborough Watch page Reference: V22 Oprey The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft. The V-22 originated from the United States Department of Defense Joint-service Vertical take-off/landing Experimental (JVX) aircraft program started in 1981. The team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters was awarded a development contract in 1983 for the tiltrotor aircraft. The Bell Boeing team jointly produce the aircraft. The V-22 first flew in 1989, and began flight testing and design alterations; the complexity and difficulties of being the first tiltrotor intended for military service in the world led to many years of development. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue Dec 10, 2013 2:55 pm Post #10 |
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Meet the Navy's New $150M Submarine-Destroying Jet Boeing's P-8 Poseidon plane may look a lot like the company's 737 but it's actually a highly advanced military aircraft that's equipped to hunt submarines. The U.S. Navy has just deployed several of the airplanes to Japan to increase U.S. military presence around the disputed Senkaku Islands, which Japan controls and China claims. It's the first ever deployment for the aircraft, which has been in development for nearly a decade. Here's a look at the game-changing capabilities of the P-8. http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-12-08/meet-the-navys-new-150m-submarine-destroying-jet VIDEO http://www.bloomberg.com/video/meet-the-navy-s-new-150m-submarine-destroying-jet-4~T6vsV~T8qhNFzQVIsSRg.html VIDEO 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNl4I0k_qVo VIDEO 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRDFQQKwaSc Edited by Flipzi, Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:09 pm.
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