Hong Kong (CNN) -- Tensions are running high in the skies between China and Japan -- and the United States is refusing to stay on the sidelines.
After Beijing upset the region by declaring a new air defense zone over a large part of the East China Sea, two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers flew through the area in what the U.S. State Department said was a planned military exercise.
The U.S. aircraft ignored
China's new demands that planes that fly through the zone identify
themselves and submit flight plans to Chinese authorities -- despite
Beijing's warnings that it could take military measures against aircraft
that failed to comply.
The delicate situation is a test of how China's increasingly assertive approach beyond its borders will play out against the U.S. government's promise to focus more on Asia and uphold commitments to its allies. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/27/world/asia/china-japan-us-tensions/
The delicate situation is a test of how China's increasingly assertive approach beyond its borders will play out against the U.S. government's promise to focus more on Asia and uphold commitments to its allies. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/27/world/asia/china-japan-us-tensions/
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