U.S. flies B-52 bombers over disputed ‘air defense zone’ in China [View all]

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U.S. flies B-52 bombers over disputed ‘air defense zone’ in China
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 13:33 EST

Two US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without notifying Beijing, despite China’s bid to create an expanded “air defense zone,” US officials said Tuesday.

The unarmed aircraft took off from Guam on Monday and the flight was previously scheduled as part of a routine exercise in the area, the defense officials said.

“Last night we conducted a training exercise that was long-planned. It involved two aircraft flying from Guam and returning to Guam,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren told reporters.

No flight plan was submitted beforehand to the Chinese and the mission went ahead “without incident,” with the two aircraft spending “less than an hour” in the unilaterally-declared Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), Warren said.



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