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East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
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![China’s Game of Chicken in the East China Sea China’s Game of Chicken in the East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19804_5285fb274cd28.jpg)
China’s Game of Chicken in the East China Sea
Leading from behind at a time when tensions are only mounting would be a tragic mistake.
![China May Shoot Down Hostile Airplanes in New Air Defense Zone China May Shoot Down Hostile Airplanes in New Air Defense Zone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/201102335994.jpg)
China May Shoot Down Hostile Airplanes in New Air Defense Zone
“If the subject intruding into the zone disregarded any warning, our pilots have the right to shoot it down.”
![US Bombers Challenge China’s Air Defense Identification Zone US Bombers Challenge China’s Air Defense Identification Zone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China.jpg)
US Bombers Challenge China’s Air Defense Identification Zone
Defying orders from Beijing, a pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Senkaku Islands without informing China on Monday.
![China Imposes Restrictions on Air Space Over Senkaku Islands China Imposes Restrictions on Air Space Over Senkaku Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19804_5285fb274cd28.jpg)
China Imposes Restrictions on Air Space Over Senkaku Islands
By establishing the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, China is trying to create new facts in the air.
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