The Russians and Chinese are once again trying to flex their military might against their neighbors:
Nine Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered and left South Korea’s air defense identification zone (KADIZ) above waters east and south of the country, South Korea’s military said Tuesday.
Two Chinese military planes and seven Russian aircraft successively entered the KADIZ at around 10 a.m. prompting the military to dispatch Air Force fighter jets in preparation for a possible accidental situation, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
They did not violate South Korea’s air space, the JCS said, adding it detected the aircraft before they entered the air defense zone.
The air defense zone is not territorial airspace but is delineated to call on foreign planes to identify themselves so as to prevent accidental clashes.
The aircraft, including bombers and fighter jets, intermittently entered and left the KADIZ for about an hour before completely retreating from the air defense zone, a JCS official said.
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The Beijing bullies are now giving Japan the same treatment they have given to Korea over the THAAD deployment:
Wang’s experience appears to be tied to the latest fallout from an escalating spat between China and Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments suggesting Tokyo would deploy its self-defense forces in the event of a Beijing attack on Taiwan.
China, which regards the self-ruled island as part of its territory, was infuriated and repeatedly called on Takaichi to withdraw her remarks. Beijing’s response covered economic measures, which have since increasingly spilled over to the realm of cultural events, including the freezing of Japanese movie releases on Chinese screens.
An informal tally by Chinese internet users shows that at least 20 Japanese concerts, live performances and fan meetings across major cities have been canceled or postponed since Takaichi’s remarks.
This has caused growing concern among Chinese consumers of Japanese pop culture that content will be limited or even face a full-fledged ban, reminiscent of the hallyu, or Korean wave, ban that started in 2016 in response to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system.
You can read more at the link, but Japan needs to stand tall and not give in to these bullies.
