Air Defense Identification Zone (East China Sea)

The East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (abbreviated ADIZ, Chinese: 东海防空识别区) is an air defense identification zone covering most of the East China Sea where the People's Republic of China announced that it was introducing new air traffic restrictions in November 2013. The area consists of the airspace from about, and including, the Japanese controlled Senkaku Islands (which are known as the Diaoyu Islands in mainland China and are claimed by mainland China as well as Taiwan) north to South Korean-claimed Socotra Rock (known as Suyan Jiao in China). About half of the area overlaps with a Japanese ADIZ, while also overlapping to a small extent with the South Korean and Taiwanese ADIZ. When introduced the Chinese initiative drew criticism as the ADIZ overlapped with the ADIZ of other countries,^[1]^[2]^[3] imposed requirements on both civilian and military aircraft regardless of destination,^[2]^[3] and included contested maritime areas^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Page, Jeremy (27 November 2013). "The A to Z on China's Air Defense Identification Zone". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Air Defense Identification Zone". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Rick Gladstone and Matthew L. Wald (27 November 2013), China’s Move Puts Airspace in Spotlight Archived 22 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times.
^ James Fallows (27 November 2013), (More on This Strange Chinese ADIZ: 'Sovereign Is as Sovereign Does' Archived 23 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Atlantic.
^ "Two Japanese airlines to disregard China air zone rules". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^ Jane Perlez (27 November 2013), China Explains Handling of B-52 Flight as Tensions Escalate Archived 7 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times.

[WSJNov13-1] Page, Jeremy (27 November 2013). "The A to Z on China's Air Defense Identification Zone". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[GlobSec-2] "Air Defense Identification Zone". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[nytimes.com-3] Rick Gladstone and Matthew L. Wald (27 November 2013), China’s Move Puts Airspace in Spotlight Archived 22 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times.

[4] James Fallows (27 November 2013), (More on This Strange Chinese ADIZ: 'Sovereign Is as Sovereign Does' Archived 23 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Atlantic.

[5] "Two Japanese airlines to disregard China air zone rules". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

[NYTNov27-6] Jane Perlez (27 November 2013), China Explains Handling of B-52 Flight as Tensions Escalate Archived 7 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times.

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