Statement on Establishing the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone

BEIJINGb - The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China issued a statement on establishing the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.

Following is the full text:

Statement by the Government of the People's Republic of China on Establishing the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone

Issued by the Ministry of National Defense on November 23

The government of the People's Republic of China announces the establishment of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Defense (March 14, 1997), the Law of the People's Republic of China on Civil Aviation (October 30, 1995) and the Basic Rules on Flight of the People's Republic of China (July 27, 2001). The zone includes the airspace within the area enclosed by China's outer limit of the territorial sea and the following six points: 33o11'N (North Latitude) and 121o47'E (East Longitude), 33o11'N and 125o00'E, 31o00'N and 128o20'E, 25o38'N and 125o00'E, 24o45'N and 123o00'E, 26o44'N and 120o58'E.

Graphics issued by the Ministry of National Defense on November 23 shows the the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone. [Photo/Xinhua]