The Japanese Foreign Ministry says Tokyo has proposed that the International Civil Aviation Organization consider how to address the issue of China's new air defense identification zone over the East China Sea.
Japan put forward the proposal on Friday in Canada at a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the international aviation regulatory body and agency of the United Nations.
Japan said China’s move could threaten the order and safety of international civil aviation. China has opposed the proposal.
On Friday, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force identified and verified US and Japan’s military planes entering the zone. China’s new Air Defense Identification Zone requires aircraft to report their flight plans and identify themselves while flying through the Chinese zone.
Source: CCTV
