US carriers urged to comply with China air zone rules
US aircraft may follow several regional carriers
complying with China's new rules
The US says it expects its civilian
aircraft to observe China's rules in an air defence zone in the East China
Sea.
A US statement
said this did not mean the US accepted China's requirements in the zone
covering territory claimed by China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.China wants all aircraft there to file flight plans and identify themselves.
The US, Japan and South Korea say they have flown military aircraft in the area unannounced. But China said it scrambled fighter jets on Friday.
The move was to monitor US and Japanese aircraft in the zone.
'Firm but calm'
The air defence identification zone (ADIZ) covers a vast area of the East China Sea, including a group of islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan.
South Korea claims a submerged rock, known as Ieodo, also within the zone.
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