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AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2017
Japanese interest in Senkaku and Takeshima disputes waning, surveys show
Public interest in Japan's drawn-out territorial disputes in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea is declining, surveys show.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2016
U.S. 'rebalance to Asia' more important than ever
The U.S. pivot to Asia imposes the largest strategic cost to Beijing while providing the greatest reassurance to allies and partners.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
China's South China Sea quest
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016
China fleet blurs line between navy and coast guard with giant new floating fortress
China has nearly finished a giant coast guard ship and will probably deploy it armed with machine guns and shells in the disputed South China Sea, the Global Times reported, dubbing the vessel "The Beast."
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2016
Forge a united front to keep Chinese expansion in check
Only sustained pressure from China's neighbors can persuade Beijing that its future lies in cooperation, not confrontation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015
Japan's quiet deterrence
The stakes are getting higher in the U.S. and Japan's 'game of deterrence' with China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2015
Chinese defense spending slows but still tops GDP growth rate
China's central government will increase defense spending at a slower pace than last year as President Xi Jinping overhauls the military and seeks to stamp out the corruption that hinders the country's combat readiness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2014
SDF admiral urges prompt action on crisis management pact with China
Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, has urged the early start of a "crisis management" mechanism with China amid conflicting claims with Japan over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands off Taiwan.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2014
Abe Yasukuni offering followed by China coast guard visit to Senkakus
Chinese boats sail into waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angers Beijing by sending an offering to Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2014
China says Japanese fighter jets shadowed its planes on patrol over disputed waters
Japanese fighter jets shadowed Chinese aircraft patrolling over disputed waters, China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of a spat over air space that has deepened a rift between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2014
Beijing strangely silent as rival beefs up outpost
Taiwan is building a $100 million port next to an airstrip on the lone island it administers in the disputed South China Sea, a move that is drawing hardly any reaction from the most assertive player in the bitterly contested waters — China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 23, 2014
Nonbinding Pacific maritime deal seen as road map to averting conflict
Countries embroiled in territorial rows in the East and South China Seas agreed Tuesday to abide by a maritime communications deal to try to ensure accidental naval altercations do not develop into a conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2014
China says 2014 military budget to rise 12.2 percent
China will increase military spending by 12.2 percent this year, the government says, partly to beef up coastal and air defenses and to develop more high-tech weapons.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 25, 2014
Spinmeister Abe: crisis-mongering and distractions
The news media tends to hyperventilate because this generates a buzz that attracts attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2013
U.S. backs Japan against ADIZ: Biden
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received the assurance of visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday that Washington stands behind Japan as it responds to China's recent declaration of an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea that encompasses the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2013
China dons provocateur suit
However powerful President Xi Jinping might have become, China's declaration of a vast air-defense identification zone does not add to its store of 'soft power.'
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2013
China's new air zone at top of agenda for Biden's visit to Tokyo
When U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Japan on Monday, his most urgent task will be to assure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the U.S. stands firmly against China's new air defense identification zone.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2013
No change in China air zone airline policy
Defense Minister Itsunori Onou00addeu00adra indicates that Tokyo won't change its stance on urging Japanese airlines not to submit their flight plans as requested by China for its new air defense identification zone over the East China Sea.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2013
Does China ADIZ take focus off 'real enemy'?
China has one of the largest and most consequential militaries in the world, but how Beijing thinks about its military and makes military decisions is largely a mystery to the outside world. The People's Liberation Army is technically attached to the Chinese Communist Party, rather than to the Chinese...

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