U.S. will not recognize exclusion zone in South China Sea: defense official

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Source: Reuters

The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday.

U.S. officials have expressed concern that an international court ruling expected in coming weeks on a case brought by the Philippines against China over its South China Sea claims could prompt Beijing to declare it an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, as it did to the north, in the East China Sea, in 2013.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-work-idUSKCN0WW1QB

[hack89]

1. Good. nt

[Bad Dog]

2. Military planes from Australia and America have the clout to defy this self declared zone.

Commercial airlines don't. If they're really serious they need to grant safe passage to civilian aircraft.

[MBS]

3. I'm very glad to learn this.

China is being outrageous.

[TipTok]

4. Good. We need to push back hard and go through there as much as possible...

[Ghost Dog]

5. Does this refer to the entire zone China claims?