South Korea said on Sunday it has extended its air defense zone to include an area also claimed by China, Reuters reported. Beijing’s declaration two weeks ago of an air defense identification zone in an area that includes islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan has triggered protests from the United States, Japan and South Korea. Announcing the expansion of its own zone to include two territorial islands to the south and a submerged rock also claimed by China, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said the move would not infringe on neighboring countries’ sovereignty. There was no immediate reaction from China.
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