Ministry of National Defense Lodges Stern Protest Against China and Russia

Defense Attach? to South Korea Urges "Prevention of Unauthorized Entry into KADIZ"

The Ministry of National Defense has lodged a stern protest with the Chinese and Russian defense attach?s in South Korea. On the 14th, it urged measures to prevent recurrence regarding the entry of Chinese and Russian military aircraft into the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ).

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On the 15th, the Ministry's International Policy Officer expressed to the Chinese and Russian defense attach?s in South Korea, "We express regret to both countries for the Chinese and Russian military aircraft entering the KADIZ without prior notification and flying near sensitive areas close to our airspace," and "Such actions can be a factor in raising tensions in the region, so we urge appropriate measures to prevent recurrence."

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 11:53 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. the previous day, a total of six aircraft?two Chinese military planes and four Russian military planes?entered the East Sea KADIZ. These aircraft reportedly temporarily entered the KADIZ from the airspace north of Ulleungdo, then exited through the airspace east of Dokdo after passing over the southern sea and KADIZ.

Chinese and Russian military aircraft, including bombers, conduct joint exercises over the East Sea. It appears likely that during this training, they temporarily violated the KADIZ again. The simultaneous entry of Chinese and Russian military aircraft into the KADIZ occurred about six months after June 6 of this year. Chinese and Russian military aircraft also entered the KADIZ in May and November of last year.

The Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is an arbitrarily established zone by each country to identify unidentified aircraft early and prevent airspace violations; it is a concept different from 'airspace.' When foreign aircraft enter a country's ADIZ, it is customary to obtain prior permission from the military authorities of that country to avoid any unforeseen situations. However, China and Russia have repeatedly entered the KADIZ without prior notification to South Korea in recent years, citing joint air exercises. In particular, Russia is known to hold the position of not recognizing other countries' ADIZ.

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