On Monday, China sent several warplanes into
South Korea's air defense identification zone...
in what Beijing called an ordinary drill.
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff called the nation's
military's response appropriate.
Have a listen.
"I want to say that our military took appropriate,
normal tactical measures in response to the
Chinese planes' entry into our air defense
ID zone.
We're always monitoring and keeping track
of warplanes from other countries when they
enter this area."
A country's air defense ID zone is different
from its airspace in that military force cannot
be used to chase out foreign planes.
When asked whether the flights were China's
way of protesting against the missile defense
system THAAD,... the JCS spokesperson replied...
Beijing made it clear... the flights did not
target any specific country or region.
