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SCMP: South Korea accuses Chinese military plane of entering air defence zone without permission, report says
Fighter jet scrambled to monitor unidentified flight to southwest of Ieo Island, Yonhap cites military officials as saying.
South Korea accused China of flying a military aircraft into its air defence identification zone on Monday without giving prior notification.
“Our military first detected the unidentified flight in the southwest of Ieo Island,” its Joint Chiefs of Staff was quoted as saying in a report by the Yonhap news agency.
The defence authority was cited as saying that the aircraft entered South Korea’s Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) about 9:30am, before moving into Japan’s air identification zone and finally flying out of the South Korean zone about 2:05pm.
It did not provide a precise timeline for the aircraft’s movements.
The report came after five Chinese military aircraft entered the KADIZ on December 18, prompting Seoul to describe the move as an infringement. China’s air force said at the time that the aircraft had been taking part in a routine operation after a long-range exercise into the Sea of Japan.
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Update #1: Chinese Military Plane Buzzes Korea's Air Identification Zone (Chosun Ilbo)
Update #2: Chinese aircraft trespasses South Korea, Japan airspace (UPI)
WNU Editor: After the Winter Olympics are over in South Korea .... expect more of these Chinese aircraft incursions.
