completely unnecessary for the government to submit flight plans for its jsdf aircraft to china. >>> the ambassador to japan has criticized china by setting up the zone in the east china sea, including air space over the senkaku islands, which are claimed by japan, china, and taiwan. >> unilateral action by china with the announcement of the air defense identification zone undermines security and constitutes an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. this only serves to increase tensions in the region. >> she added that japan has shown great restraint. she encouraged officials to remain patient and try to solve issues through dialogue. >>> south korean leaders have also expressed concern about the zone because it overlaps their own. analysts say worries about china may be prompting them to try to smooth things over with japan. a territorial dispute and disagreements over history have driven a wedge between the neighbors. the south korean foreign minister says the japanese perception of what happened in the past is behind the soured relations. >> translator: we will make efforts for stable relations with japan. we are aware that the japanese government has

the u.s. ambassador in japan. china's ratcheting up of the dispute dominated the welcome at this luncheon. >> unilateral actions like those taken by china with the announcement of an east china sea defense sewn undermines security and attempts to change the status quo in the east china sea. it will increase tensions in the reason. >> there were times for smiles and congratulations. the message was serious and underscored the access of the u.s. tuesday. that's when the americans sent two b 52 bombers on a fly through without notifying the budget authorities. the flight was part of a long-planned exercise. nonetheless the message was clear - japan is a friend. as far as the u.s. is concerned, these are international waters. the establishment of the zone crosses through an air defense zone that japan maintained for decades. it's viewed as an attempt by china to impose authority on the region. while the u.s. works on closer ties with the allies. japan is having none of it. >> translation: the publication of china's air defense zone was unilateral and the backlash from the international community, including south korea and taiwan is strong. we'd like the zone retracted as soon as pos

the power to control this air defense so. you do with it. this week is that china will increase in pensions and the region. unilateral actions like those taken by china with their announcement of the east china sea air defense identification zone undermine security and constitute an attempt to change the status quo in east china sea. this only serves to increase tensions in the region. the mr postman is its ability or will to assess the country's self defense forces. it also will not alter the flight activities with the heart of the east china sea you. china still declared the air defense identification zone is in a natural. most of the japan but most of the us south korea and taiwan are strongly against it with them on the time to retract it as soon as possible. opposition means that we will never recognize such a move on to beat the us takes the same stops. has indicated it plans to set up citizen was over the boston it's the adults were but has yet to announce the cow what's clear is that political tensions have not taken to the skies looked like me to grow. the duomo more cool headed to wal cocoa meanwhile south korean military officials say one of their planes flew through the zone two. the

evening with the escalating tensions in the north east asia region where china and its neighbors are fighting for control of waters in the east and south china sea from south korea's warning of consequences resulting from time as a parent part brad and everything to us setting fire to the disputed so happens that he has our top story what mr you get that fact china's new arrogant and found that overlap with those of kirby and japan will further complicate hot plate in northeast asia. in his keynote speech at a forum on wednesday. korea's top diplomat said that the issue has made them or that it tends to be the environment even cancer and noted that competition and conflict among regional players is growing. apparent act of defiance against ageing latest declaration and the chill of support for its ally japan the us military said tuesday that a plea to the air force b fifty two bombers over disputed islands in the east china sea on monday without announcing themselves. when china set up its new air defense bill last week insisted that the foreign debt and nation planned to fly military aircraft roommates. the sound overlaps with one set by japan

the zone since china's declaration. fukuda ground self defense forces have routinely been conducting air and sea surveillance operations in china's air defense identification zone two including the east china sea after the declaration you we will never alter those activities for the sake of the shiny shoes. see this as sts patrols in the sala have not triggered a reaction from beijing. china has rejected japan's demand that it withdraw its new air defense held in the east china sea. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign ministry referred to the zone at a regular news conference. he denied any plan to withdraw or change that. the chinese government has repeated the debate our stance on the issue to the japanese side the spokesperson said tokyo should first to show sincerity and create the right conditions before a dialogue between the two countries. japanese and u s naval forces are training together in the pacific the americans sent one of their money via stencils and nuclear powered aircraft carrier. the uss george washington arrived monday in waters off the japan's southernmost prefecture of okinawa. crew members had just taken part in disaster relief operations in the philippines

the u.s. ambassador in tokyo. >> unilateral actions like those taken by china with the announcement of an east china sea defense zone undermines security, constituting an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea, serving to increase tensions in the region. japan has shown great restraint. we urge them to continue to do so. >> translation: the publication of china's air defense identification zone was unilateral, and the backlash from the international community, including south korea and taiwan is strong. we'd like it retracted. we can't accept it. i believe the u.s. is working from the same standpoint. >> this is the china reaction: >> take a look at the territory involved in this - china, taiwan and japan, here is the line indicating china's territorial waters. china announced the airspace defense zone. it's close to japan. also takes in the senkakku islands as the japanese call them. the chinese call them diaoyu island. let us here from tony nash, managing director of ias cutting, specialist in strategic analysis. he says what the u.s. did was underpin president obama's opinion to prior

speaking at the upper house committee meeting on monday. >> translator: china's creation of an air defense identification zone is an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. it's very dangerous, as it could lead to unintended consequences. >> the foreign minister said the zone violates the principle of freedom of flight above the high seas. he says japan is in close consultation with the u.s. and will urge other countries to urge china to exercise restraint. immediately after china notified japan of the zone on saturday, he had instructed commanders on the ground to take appropriate issues. onodera says they'll act against any steps based on international law and the japanese law governing the self defense forces. we spoke with a former air self defense commander for his thoughts on the move. >> translator: air defense identification zones are defined areas. when an unknown aircraft enters a zone, fighter jets scramble and prevent it from entering the country's air space. china's announcement flies in the face of international rules in setting a.d.i.z. lines. it also destabilizes the region and creates many problems. >> he says china could be stepping up

the vessel's first sea trial, but the timing says a lot. tensions in the region are already high over islands in the east china sea, which are claimed by both china and japan. on saturday, beijing unilaterally impose an air defense zone in the region around the islands. beijing is demanding that all airplanes flying over the zone identify themselves to chinese authorities. >> the east china sea air defense identification zone is not aimed at normal international flights. we hope that the relevant countries' airlines can proactively cooperate. >> but the territory overlaps with south korea's and japan's own air defense zones. >> regarding china's use of force to try to change the status quo, we will continue our patrols and surveillance activities without interruption. we are determined to firmly protect our nation's territory, territorial waters, and territorial airspace. >> the u.s. has also refused to follow china's commands. the aircraft carrier george washington is in the region for military exercises with japan. >> as we have seen, other countries in the region, japan and south korea have already defied china. could this become a flash

east asia, and it threatens to pull the u.s. in. china says its air force is on high alert this morning after scrambling more planes to the east china sea yesterday. beijing is asserting kroefr over what it says is a new maritime defense zone, but china's claim over the territory is not recognized by its neighbors or the u.s. tara mergener is in washington with more. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the zone is controversial because it includes skies over islands in china and japan, the subject of a long territorial dispute. china's new push is making the region very volatile. china's news agency says fighter jets and early warning aircraft claim this new air defense zone over the east china sea. a chinese air force spokesman says it's a defensive measure after south korea, u.s., and japan flew through the zone without warning. beijing is demanding all aircra aircraft identify themselves before flying through. >> how are they going to enforce it? by shooting down a plane? >> analysts say there is no indication that china will use force to defend the area. last week beijing announce add knew air defense identification zon

the newsroom. it seems as though china for now has going for us japanese now south korean aircraft flying over the east china sea their response to a new air defense song to me last saturday by beijing sometimes dispute with japan as washington and tokyo state's long planned joint maneuvers in the area and china responds with its own naval exercises. those waters are getting mighty crowded genuine. regional fears an escalation or an axe could trigger a cough but also how washington a long time i lied to and stays out of a brewing arms race remains to be seen all eyes next week will be on vice president joe biden the visits tokyo seoul and beijing. the timing of course on the domestic front china's new party leadership has just announced major reforms that could redefine the notion of private property and slowly scrap emerging giants one child policy which direction is beijing really take it home and with its neighbors today and of cos can get today china blinks first it seems with us from london based young soon of the soul as china institute thank you for joining us here in the day thank you. his office with hi

cheering us miller tree across the floor and a rumba tell you all islands in the east china sea without informing china to find china's declaration that the area falls within its new in defense identification zone. the pentagon said to the us b fifty two bomb was the following normal procedures which do not include filing flight plans maintaining radio contact for registering their frequency. they are there tom took off from la mall mumbai and the flight was previously scheduled as part of a routine exercise in the area pentagon officials said the us use the area as international its place and american military aircraft were built right in the sun as before without submitting flight plans to china in advance. china announced its decision to establish the east china sea air defense identification zone on saturday. the chinese defence ministry made it clear that establishing the sun aims to set aside time for early warning of potential threats that helps defend the country's aspects china's ambassador to the united nations uga he said it is all china's legitimate right to defend its aspec

their first address lateral actions like those taken by joining with their announcement of the east china sea air defense identification zone undermine security and constitute an attempt to change the status quo in east china sea. this only serves to increase tensions in the region. u s ally japan's main airlines also defied the chinese when they pass through the zone over the disputed items. some expats for the bases move to st to chipping away at tokyo's trained to administer the control over the tiny uninhabited islands. china's actions and this may have backed by a drop in the u s closer to japan and helping to bolster support for tokyo's intended to strengthen its military washington dc and to not touch any support is a former national security agency and the list tend to be capped with snow to ski in the display. it's on to the campaign in the run up to the reopening of the us congress in january. i'm good security surveillance practices have sped on activists and did not sin like to call a halt to what they see is new patient papacy. it's time to stop the nsa come from seizing in searc

the air defense identification zone is an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea it's very dangerous as it could escalate the situation in the region and lead to unintended consequences. us officials say they are deeply concerned. secretary of state john kerry and secretary of defense timetable issued statements criticizing china and there is a restraint hegel reiterated that the same cup liners fall under the japan u s security treaty. the south korean defence officials say it's regrettable that time is you and defense identification zone. the overlaps that of that country. they could affect commercial airlines as well. until now kerry is lying between japanese cds in taipei. all we needed to submit my plans to the japanese and taiwanese and topical authorities. but all authorities in the scene until four and allies. eight months and flight plans to time you see the snow crystals a bit cramped house there is a zone. japanese vice foreign minister pak into the psyche some of the time his ambassador to japan on monday. he told him that many commercial aircraft fly

the fastest first sea trial. declining sense of loss. ten teams in the region are already high heel for audience in the east china sea which are claimed by both china and japan. on such as abc news yesterday imposed an air defense own in the region around the audience. beijing is demanding that all the airplanes flying over the zone identified themselves to chinese authorities. the east china sea and defense identification zone is not a normal income clients. we hope that the role of the country's airlines come to actively cooperate. so there is mold and safety. i do. the tertiary overlaps with south korea's on japan's own narratives and stones who do you know patriotic china's use of force to try to change the status quo. we will continue up patrols and surveillance activities without interruption. it will put a time into family protect the nation's terror tree territorial borders and territorial aspects. the us has also refused to follow china's demands. the aircraft carrier george washington is in the region for ministry exercises with japan. we've seen other countries in the region japan and south korea have already destroyed china.

wednesday the disputed islands are in fact controlled by japan and tokyo has told its national carrier's not to comply with china's request for flight plans. ukraine reports these islands in the east china sea have long been a source of tension between china and japan. on monday the united states weighed into the drama by sending to the fifty two bonus on a training mission in the area. defining china's expansion of an air defense and that now covers the disputed islands. they've announced at the weekend has drawn widespread criticism from the us and its allies this unilateral action appears to be an id ten t o not be unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea on the school raised regional tensions increase the risk of miscalculation confrontation an accident. vietnam's the fifty two used to call from mom in the evening flying into the islands during what pentagon officials describe as long as training exercise. crucially in the us did not inform china at the store see. does it save a set called sand copyrighted and is controlled by japan also claims by china and taiwan have raged for decades. that's because the christ twin ports and shipping lanes in the store to contain unta

the u.s. won't recognize china's newly created air defense zone over the east china satis sea but is advising air carriers to stay away. last week china declared the area off limits. china and japan have claimed ownership of several islands in the east china sea. some fear the standoff could lead to violence intended or not. >> a shooting, a stabbing, a mob brawl. just another black friday. with chaos reported from north carolina to nevada, alexander field is not brawling. she's following the black friday brawls, though. alexandra, tell us the worst of it. do we want to know? >> reporter: miguel, fortunately, the shopping scene is feeling a little more sane today. yesterday those black friday shoppers came out with their claws and really a whole lot more. it's getting downright dangerous, that hunt for deals year after year. check out this video shot in new jersey. this is a mall where two women went after each other, one of the shoppers pulls out a stun gun. that's right, a stun gun. in las vegas, police say it was more than a stun gun. that's where officers say there was a shooting when one

tensions over a tiny group of islands in the east china sea continue to mount. both china and japan claimed the island. island came under japanese rule in the 19th century and were defended by the united states in the second world war. on friday, the u.s. advised american carriers to comply with china's demand that it be a formed -- be informed of any flights passing through that flight zone. the issue appears far from settled. we have this report. >> these uninhabited islands in the east china sea are the focus of an escalating dispute. for decades, both japan and china have laid claim to the territory, which is thought to contain oil and gas reserves. the united states has been flexing its muscles too. on thursday, the united states sent an aircraft carrier on a training mission to the island. it has been invested in the region since the end of world war ii, but china is showing increasing determination to display its military might. the display over the islands in becomet china o sea has a power play between the united states and china. experts are warning of

chief of japan's maritime self defense force says the aircraft are responsing calmly and safely to china's creation of the air zone over the east china sea. chief of staff told reporters that the maritime self defense forces watching the zone. >> translator: chinese declaration of an air defense identification zone and limitations of every flight there could lead to contingencies. it's a dangerous situation. >> he added that under the circumstances, it's important to show the strong alliance between the u.s. and japan. >>> japanese government officials are telling their civilian pilots the same thing, they say they don't need to register flight plans with china in response to the new zone. officials at japan airlines have taken the precaution of briefing chinese authorities about flights to and from taiwan, even though their planes don't fly in chinese air space. chief cabinet secretary suga emphasized they don't recognize the new zone. >> translator: the zone is not enforced in japan. the transport ministry told airlines on monday to follow the government's policy. they should conduct their operations as usual. >> japan's transport mini

tensions in the east china sea have been rising for days. the islands are uninhabited and administered by japan. on friday, a chinese aircraft carrier made its way into the south china sea, but calls are growing louder for china to act even more boldly. >> coming up, ratings agencies have cast their verdict on to european states. >> first, let's take a quick look at some of the other stories making the news. bulgaria is building a 30- kilometer building -- 30- kilometer fence and effort to stop illegal immigration. the country's defense minister says he expects the fence, which will run mainly through forests and hills, to be complete february. >> officials say over 40 people have been killed in an explosion at an arms depot in southern libya. state media reported the blast happened when a group rope into the facility near the city and attempted to steal weapons. it is unclear what exactly triggered the explosion. >> russian prosecutors are calling for a star ballet dancer to be jailed for nine years. he's accused of masterminding an attack o

the zone since china's declaration. >> reporter: japan's self-defense forces have routinely been conducting air and sea surveillance operations in china's air defense identification zone, including the east china sea after the declaration. we will never alter those activities for the sake of the chinese. >> suga says sdf patrols in the zone have not triggered a reaction from beijing. >>> a high court in japan has ruled july's upper house election invalid due to the wide disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies. it is the first time a court has annulled the results of an upper house election. part of the upper house is elected by constituencies from each of japan's 47 prefectures. the number of lawmakers elected by each prefecture is based on the size of the voter population, but ratio is non-proportional, meaning heavily populated prefectures are underrepresented. two groups of lawyers have filed lawsuits in high courts across japan to seek an annulment of the election. they are pursuing individual claims against the electoral committees of each prefecture. the lawyers claim that the disparity ratio between the least represented district and the most is as high as 4.77. they

the chief of japan's maritime self defense force says sts aircraft crews are responding coleen safely to china's creation of the arizona for the east china sea the chief of staff cuts though she counted told reporters that the maritime self defense force's watching design. the book anything in which china's declaration of an air defense identification zone and restrictions on flights that could lead to a contingency. it's a dangerous situation. on a ladder that under the circumstances it's important to show the strong alliance between the us and japan. japanese government officials are telling their civilian pilots the same thing they say airlines don't need to register flight plans with china in response to that is all. officials and japan airlines and all nippon airways have taken the precaution of greek and chinese authorities about flights to and from taiwan even though their planes don't fly and chinese airspace. chief cabinet secretary of chivas and emphasized that the japanese government doesn't recognize the new zone. she'll go with the potential of the zone is not in force in japan and the transferred ministry told airlines on monda

smaller ones over the next three to five years the us china economic and security review commission says beijing's the aim is to monitor the east china sea and south china sea. however chinese foreign ministry spokesperson hong wei rejected the report. julie's soon china has a defense to national security policy. and it maintains a path of peaceful development. what this says strengthening the nation's defenses isn't natural. what a correction on that year after year the commission publishes a report full of ideological bias. he added that it's these are not worth the few days. a delegation of japanese business leaders traveled to china this week the group is trying to help mental patients become the world's second and third largest economy. political tension has had an impact on japanese companies that do business in china. on a case of being among the hardest hit an ace he was accompanied to eight points. members of the media meal that about not that leaned up against three new car. automotive executives book about what's coming down the road the previous book the ot show in the southern chinese city of one show jury hundreds of people

vice president biden heading to china next week in the midst of those territorial tensions between chai and japan, the two nations both claiming islands in the east china sea>>> problems with healthcare.gov -- is causing more problems. >>> and the balloons are flying in the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. >>> not everyone happy about turkeys today. new york stat tun island is such place. it seems they are overrun with the birds. >> reporter: they have long been known as the birds americans just can't live without. or live with in the case of this beach front town. turkeys. wild runs are roaming free here in new york's stanton island. >> they fly right in front of you and hit the wind shield and it's a problem. >> they poop all over the place, and a lot of them are afraid of them too. >> i'm an animal lover, so i think they should, you know, be able to go somewhere that they could run around and be free. >> reporter: the u.s. department of agriculture and new york environmental firms relocated or killed the majority of the turkeys this year, leaving about 25 on the street. a proposal to donate the turkeys to home less shelters is also on hold until t

that the parties may be in agreement on saturday china's state run media has reported on the first patrol by its air force after giving eating in air defense identification zone in the east china sea the zoning codes to think of the island's controlled by japan. china central television reported on saturday and that the patrol involved recognizance plains early warning aircraft and fighter jets. chinese defense officials announced the zone on saturday when they said the aircraft entering its most around notified chinese old forties of flight plans and obey instructions the ministry warned of emergency defensive measures if the instructions are not follow. ten is declared zone called the overlaps that of japan. officials explained that the intent to seek god's sovereignty and territorial and in their states observers say china is ratcheting up pressure on japan to acknowledge a call that of sovereignty over the sink of islands which china and taiwan also claim japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory in terms of history and international law. japan self defense force's scrambled aircraft around noon on saturday after radar detected why eat and t u won fifty

cents china has large formal protest to the us and japanese embassies in beijing of those countries criticized its plans to impose new best place to save the disputed waters in the east china sea beijing has warned it will take emergency action against any crawl failing to identify themselves properly the state says it's not a cold for the prime minister to quit amid claims that abrupt that the house to form a penny at taxation a lot is pretty running the country the testers are angry the government bill which could provide taxi with an honesty of his two year jail term for corruption allowing him to eat at home. welcome to study a section of the south stream pipeline has got underway with the welding of the first two fights in the north of the country the project will provide work for twenty five thousand people directly and came directly from the five hundred thousand employees the construction of the pipeline would take two years. the opium tram drivers championships took place in budapest over the weekend attracting diapers from seventeen sixties. poor. a series of delicate tasks treat people with no use to the cut and thrust of the pirates but tripped him up. the winner.

the ousted former prime minister,. >>> u.s. air carriers abroad to notify china of any air travel across the east china sea. state department spokesperson says the u.s. remains concerned about china's declared air space. and earlier today i spokes to jen wahl, a national security analyst about the mounting tensions between u.s. and china. >> the defense zone is not a no fly zone, they are not going to shoot planes down. what they're trying to do is insist you notify us, create a condition where people think about it as their islands. i don't see anything bad happening now but this is a real issue. if these disputes between all these islands between all these countries continue for years to come, then you could have a war over this if this isn't resolved. >> if no one is taking this seriously, why did china do it? >> i think they take it seriously, the issue is serious but i don't expel violence or conflict to break out. two reasons it is serious, these islands have strategic value, national interest at stake. it's knot simply -- many of these are just a bunch of rocks. but if you own the rocks then you own

the end of this year. >> china's airspace over discuted islands in the east china sea is totally unacceptable. tion could destabilize the region. china said all non-commercial aircraft entering the area must get approval from china first. chinese fighter planes flew over it today. it scrambled fighter jets yesterday over the east china sea under terms of the treat e the united states is committed to intervening in defense of japan if there is an attack on a japanese-administered territory. >> in a national referendum in switzerland today, voters reject and initiative designed to reduce salary inequality. the proposal would r capped the highest paid exec testifies the lowest paid workers at 12 to 1. the plan would have made it more difficult for them to recruit. swiss voters approved another plan that empower shareholders of publicly traded companies to sign off on executive compensation and that would ban signing bonuses and parachutes and novartis announced a package of $80 million. >> a safety warning out of boeing. the ge engines on the 787 dreamleaners could ice up if the planes fly high al

a glaring closing speech assignment in the east china sea. and because of that japan's foreign minister to him to taste the pain can launch yet another high level contacts with china. his defence ministry said on saturday but at the athens area comprising a large any of the east china sea the witch the zone to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial and three and their security. happenstance taste of japan controlled simple lines. but johnson claimed by china and taiwan china's defense ministry said in a team matches including the use of force would be taken if the cop lying in the sound did not obey the country's instructions. the start of the porches on sunday that such a unilateral act is full of danger in custody to an unexpected situation did you it is still set by jury to conclude the same car cool items which are inherently japanese territory. this new development is one that we cannot accept what he needed to be so congress. just us at the ministry's asian affairs unit chief town to protest that i announce it today. he said the min

the enrollment period ends. >>> china dispatched fighter jets to patrol the air defense zone over the east china sea, calling it a defensive measure after the u.s., japan and south korea defied the claim by flying planes through that zone. still ahead, the fate of 2 million syrian children living in refugee examples and a new route of clark between protesters in egypt. >> watch the stream. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. online @ajamstream. determining using some sort of determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or their policy as to whether or not your particular report was not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it actually abusive, because if it doesn't contain language that doesn't contain language that specifically threatens you specifically threatens you directly or is targeted towards directly or is targeted towards you specifically, they may not you specifically, they may not consider it abuse. consider it abuse. they may consider it offensive.

the zone. tokyo insists it is just carrying out as normal. >> ever since china created this defense zone we have continued surveillance activities as before in the east tennessee, including in the zone -- east china sea, including in the zone. >> the chinese zone coverage these disputed islands, and it dramatically overlaps an existing japanese zone. part of the reason why the chinese move has raised the diplomatic temperature over these tiny contested specks of land, also because there are multiple maritime disputes in the region, where china has appeared increasingly assertive of late. just now, sailing through the taiwan strait on the way to the south china sea, perhaps the most tangible symbol of china's growing regional ambitions -- its first aircraft carrier. it is only on trials. it is still in the making. this is a real carrier capability, the uss george washington, recently seen on disaster relief duty in the philippines, now on maneuvers with the japanese navy off southern japan. the timing, americans insist, is coincidental. >> we planned it, we are executing it almost exactly as originally planned. correct but amid all the maneuvers, diplomatic and military, there are concerns the risks f

a scramble to find testament and defense identification downtown established upper part of the east china sea. children will occur this expense and for the chinese air force as saying. monday was sent to find tennis on friday. cook says the chance to talk because japanese and us ministry and cropped hair and ten china's hours now without giving prior notice. this is the post her name in chinese commanders have announced a scrambled because alex is a step is to ask son to die and the expenses sent to us abandons paint and ten japanese aircraft including f fifteen jets and attack the enemy act and its expenses said china's air force in the peak on one extreme or an aircraft that a riot act. chinese authorities have said and puffed and things as souness must notify them of flight plans and obey instructions. they don't they'll take what they called a majesty defensive measures if the instructions on top the intervening days and stay still to this end components japan can chill with cannons and maintains the baton to the country historically an intensive international. china and taiwan acclaimed

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the world lead. china has tried to claim almost a million square miles of the pacific ocean known as the east china sea and over the weekend, it declared much of that is inside its air defense zone. here's how much the u.s. military respects that, apparently. earlier, it flew two b-52 bombers right through that new air zone without complying with chinese demands for a heads-up. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. explain what's going on here. >> reporter: well, john, basically, this is a dispute between china and japan about who owns some islands in the east china sea, but china stepped up the tensions over the weekend when it declared this new air zone and said any military aircraft flying through it had to declare their flight plan, their transponder, give all kinds of information basically to report in to beijing. the u.s. military made clear thank you very much, we won't be doing that. so take a look at this map. this is a vast area and what the u.s. did last night is it flew two b-52 aircraft from guam which is further to the east, of course, all the way over to the east

. >>> tension is building over the east china sea. china, today, sending fighter jets to patrol the air space it now claims. the u.s. doesn't accept the claims and let china know it earlier this week by flying its own war planes into that zone. adding to the tension, vice president joe biden leaves for china sunday and will ask china to exchain its actions. >>> president obama has his thanksgiving message for the nation. he gave thanks to the troops and their families for the sacrifice. he called ten members to deliver that message personally to them. and he sat down with abc's barbara walters. >> mr. president, do you have a thanksgiving message? >> there's a lot of people out there who work hard every day, do right by their families. but are still working through some of their ravages of that big recession that we had. my message to them is, know that every day i'm going to be working as hard as i can on your behalf. americans, i think, deep down, care about each other. and want to do the right thing. >> the first family volunteered

countries to take the same standards as japan and china's foreign ministry has responded to the means duty on me. we had repeatedly made our position clear on the issue of the east china sea or defense identification zone would like to ask you can't explain to other countries whether it has in ages or not when japan for setup the eighties and later expanded its pages several times. it never consulted with other countries. and look at the size of japan's aid is he to bed doesn't want to allow others to do what itself has been doing this try to stir up trouble. this approach is that splits and speaks of japan's ulterior motives. and japanese from a fishing guide a rest on friday that the panel after seeing this laker fan. and to be in the actual set top of the eight days and i then met officials of the liberal democrats in pontiac and seven sins and accept it everytime proposal asking china to retract that the station an hour then bounced cooperation with neighboring countries and are related to international institutions. the japanese army to step from the look and see this at his country would discuss the sea with us vice president joe biden in his coming visit next week

onto other news china's i force as it will conduct an ideal up the trends covering its newly established at defense identification zone in the east china sea combat the problem carry out that that rose to strengthen monitoring of the sound thomas us that the trains are a defensive measure and fully in line with common names national practices but a statesman or sits as the chinese consulate is maintaining the status of hauling loads and would take appropriate measures to deal with any threat to china's aspects announcement follows recent incidences us japanese and south korean friends answering is down. we got to informing china a flight times. china's present the sound began on the stick japanese news a bright new miu unleashing violence as japan would expand its defense identification zone on a two point point is near the border of the sound of the elite old sock responding to regime in tokyo for more on that. this new loans though it is dedicated to when all the salad i islands the witches says south to take him in the west pacific it's not that anyone close to the senate i know any of that. cajun accent piece but that vista. and in so

on the one hand, not let china dominate the south and east china seas because china's geographic centralityand demographic and economic emerging power would make them too dominant in the region, more dangerous in the region than the u.s. has been over the past few decades. at the same time, it cannot let china dominate, we cannot get into a war or into a real fracas with china because of the philippine -- vietnamese and filipino nationalism. equity,too much trade, global warming, this that and the other, to allow any of this to be threatened by local nationalism. god that werrow have to ride through. looking long-term, we have to accommodate chinese military power to an extent. we will not have the pacific base in an american lake, and american naval lake, the way it was following world war ii. it will be more of a nuanced multi-polar order, but the u.s. needs to be the first among equals. now i will pivot to europe. i think europe is underrated. very much underrated. it as the fiscal boring debt story. it is much larger than that. or romanian inol the mid-1990s, the world looked great to y

the power to control this air defense so you do with it. this week is that china will increase in pensions and the region unilateral actions like those taken by china with their announcement of an east china sea air defense identification zone undermine security and constitute an attempt to change the status quo in east china sea. this only serves to increase tensions in the region. mr postman is its ability or will to assess the country's self defense forces. it also will not alter the flight activities. with that part of the east china sea you china still stick with the air defense identification zone is international. also in egypt and the ghost of the us south korea taiwan is strongly against it with him on the time to retract it as soon as possible the position is that we will never recognize such a move on to beat the us takes the same stocks. chawla has indicated it plans to set up citizen was over the post and the adults were but has yet to announce the celts. what's clear is that political tensions have not taken to the skies looked likely to grow. if you will know more go at hq will tok the workers at the two cushion did i achieve nuclear plants have started their most dangerous tas

it's a turf war high above the east china sea. china has just sent its first patrol of fighter jets over an air defense zone the country is claiming above a disputed set of islands, islands that japan say belongs to it. the friction has tempers flaring around the globe. i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. the u.s. is not sitting on the sidelines in this standoff. they have already sent two unarmed b-52 bombers through this disputed air zone. what does this latest power grab, if you want to call it that, by china mean for american security? >> reporter: well, the u.s. is taking sides in this, now sent a second group of airplanes through that zone. u.s. official confirming that american planes, reconnaissance planes, went through there and also several japanese planes. the chinese say they tracked two american planes and ten japanese planes. this is now the u.s. siding with japan, korea, the allies out in that region. they want to make sure that china doesn't get too aggressive, too assertive in this situation but they

the judiciary. >> china sent war planes into the disputed ablaze in the east china sea. the area is over a croup of islands. it might take one tiny miscalculation or a tiny misunderstanding, and these islands could become the center of a large international conflict. to the japanese they are the senkakku islands. to the chinese the diaoyu island. now, thanks to china's unilateral introduction to an air defense zone, they added they are the most talked about islands in asia. politics at home have a lot to do with it. >> china, japan and korea are facing domestic issues. they want to divert people's attentions to security and diplomatic matters. these countries want to find another issue they can qualify about. >> china's decision to impose control over the airspace upset japan and sea. >> the u.s. argues that it's the u.s. that is most annoyed. >> the adiz was introduced by the united states after japan's defeat in the second warld war, to secure japan's safety. this is a u.s. invention. the u.s. is more sensitive to this than japan. on the streets of tokyo, there is conce

the u.s. ambassador. >> unilateral actions taken by china with the announcement by an east china air defense undermines security and an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. it only serves to increase tensions. japan showed greater restraint. we urge them to continue to do so. >> translation: the publication of china's air defense identification zone was unilateral. the backlash from the international community, including south china and taiwan - we'd like to see it retracted. we cannot accept it. i believe the u.s. is working from the same standpoint. >> let's get a closer look at the territory we are talking about. you can see china, taiwan and japan. here is the line indicating china's territorial waters. china announced an air space defense zone on saturday. you can see the zone is close to japan and takes in what the chinese call the senkakku islands, what china called the diaoyu island. both countries claim to own the islands. this was the official reaction by the chinese to the flight by the b52 bombers. it was read out on the state media: sh >> craig leeson is with us from hong kong with the latest. so far it's been a limited but still firm respo

the u.s. and china overnight. this comes after the u.s. military sent b-52 bombers flying over disputed islands in the east china sea. that air space. u.s. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, said today that china's claim will only undermine security in the region. >>> and a texas nurse is being hailed as a hero and rightfully so. for giving her life to protect her patients while a man went on a stabbing rampage. police say the 22-year-old kyron templeton, claimed the hospital was trying to kill his mother, when he began randomly attacking people. the nurse here, did not hesitate. she rushed in. she tried to stop the violence. her patients and a hospital worker were attacked and survived. they are recovering. but hats off to gail, a true hero. >>> a man in washington, d.c. has been caught red-handed staging an injury in the subway so he could sue for thousands of dollars. take a look at this. he looks directly into the camera there. and then, drops a banana peel on the floor, there. and then oh, no. oh, gosh. he fell. oh, my gosh, he fell. i hope he's okay. wait a second. he actually sued for $15,000, claiming he

china declared an air defense zone extending over a disputed area in the east china sea. the zone including ireland, china and japan. the u.s. became involved when it flew bombers through an an airspace. >> it may take a tiny miscalculation or misunderstanding, and these islands could become a center of a large international conflict. to the japanese, they are the s sending , to the chinese the diaoyu island. they are the most talked about island in asia. politics at home have a lot to do with it. >> china, japan and korea are facing domestic issues. they want to divert people's attention. the countries want to find another issue to quarrel about. >> china's decision to impose control over the airspace upset neighbours. it is argued that the u.s. is most annoyed. >> translation: the adiz was introduced by the united states after japan's defeat in the second world war to secure japan's safety. it's the u.s.'s invention. china is trying to introduce a new order. that's why the chinese are more sensitive than japan. >> on the streets of tokyo there is concern. >> translation:

the story. >> china's ratcheting up of its territory dominance,. >> unilateral actions like those taken by china with their announcement of an east china sea air defense identification zone undermine security and constitute an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. this only serves to increase tensions in the region. >> there was times for celebrations but the message kennedy brought from the region was serious and served to underscore the actions of the u.s. on tuesday, that's when the u.s. sent two planes through, a part of a long planned exercise but nonetheless the message is clear. japan is a friend and as far as the u.s. is concerned these are international waters. the establishment of the zone on saturday crosses through an air defense zone japan has maintained for decades. it has been viewed as an attempt by china to impose its authority on the region, while the u.s. works on closer ties with its pacific allies. but japan is having none of it. >> the public works wa publicatn strong, we would like to see this zone retracted as soon as possible as we cannot accept it in any way and i believe the united states is working from th

the united states says all u.s. commercial planes should adhere to china's rules. the reason china is asserting ownership in the east china sea. china, japan and taiwan claim ownership. china states any pilots must announce themselves and announce flight plans. japan is refusing. stephanie scawen has more from tokyo. >> the skies over the senkakku islands or diaoyu island are busy. there are chinese fighter jets surveying american and japanese aircraft that are also taking what they call routine patrols over the island. i think the danger is there could be a kind of confrontation or accident if the number of planes that are flying over the region continue. japan and america say they are not backing down from chinese threats. japan is going to set up a permanent base in okanowa for spy planes, and they have one already and they will send in a second aircraft in the new year. clearly why you could argue the chinese - the japanese and the americans are not going back down. >> the u.s. government is condemning ukrainian authorities for attacking protesters, thousands called for the president to step down. he decided to keep up ti

was on monday in our japanese been a tree across the stone into the new and defense identification zone set up by china over the east china sea in the del not without informing china which basically goes against of that data to which upset by which this was established in the first place. the japanese chief cabinet secretary or she does so the saying that the planes carrying out routine surveillance mission so the story is really are here in off the stage and will have all the animals go but true cos the evening here on tuesday the news they would also back into what it will build a global headlines and. the light landed me an american talk about that. how women are powerful. if you empower women year empowering birth mothers of raising sons who were either drag us into war but deep inside of our mothers are the ones who are protecting their daughters mothers grind and noticed blood and therefore not empowering women were not any chains this forty to fifty percent generation that understanding. also on. i can't help but call out sick the contest and one main iraq as the place. a stunningly since we brought them democracy that

chinese with their announcement of an east china' defense identification zone undermine security and constitute an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. this only increases tensions in the area. >> take all steps they consider necessary to operate safely in the east china sea region. >> reporter: the uss george washington is currently carrying out joint activities with japan near the senkaku islands. >> the chinese need the islands because they guard the gateway to the pacific and chinese navy needs broader access. without these islands they are then going to be subject to harassment on their way to and from the pacific. >> reporter: perhaps the chinese are testing the so-called u.s. pivot to asia. in the meantime, chinese reporters questioned whether their leaders are behaving like a paper tiger. china's new aircraft carrier, for instance, doesn't have any aircraft on board. doug? >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. >>> some catholics are reportedly calling the obama administration decision to close its vatican embassy a slap in the face. the washington times reports the administration will relocate the office to the lar

military flew over islands in the east china sea. hina says they have the right to take military action against aircraft over the islands. the islands are also claimed by japan. here is part of the state department briefing. i know that the department of defense has commented on that specifically, which happened i believe earlier today. a -- an announcement that china has established and air identification zone. this unilateral action appears thee an attempt to change status quo in the east china sea. we have made this tastes -- case to china. u.s. concerns were raised with ambassador on november 23. there were also reiterations of our concerns in beijing. urge them to exercise caution and restraint. this needs to be resolved diplomatically. is that increasing tensions question mark -- is this increasing tensions? >> we are continuing to encourage our partners. we don't support efforts that airstate to apply identification zone to foreign aircraft not wanting to enter its airspace. we have long talked about concerns about increasing t