US ‘provocations’ may force China to declare air defense zone in South China Sea – report

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<p>‘Beiji g is reporte ly pla i g to la ch a air efe se i e tificatio zo e (ADIZ) i the So th Chi a Sea, the timi g of which will epe o US “provocatio s.” Billio s of ollars of tra e passes a ally thro gh the area, which is s bject to rival claims.</p>
<p>A so rce close to Chi a’s People’s Liberatio Army (PLA) tol the So th Chi a Mor i g Post aily that sec rity co itio s i the regio , amely the US military prese ce, wo l efi e the timi g of the ADIZ eclaratio .</p>
<p>“If the US military keeps maki g provocative moves to challe ge Chi a’s sovereig ty i the regio , it will give Beiji g a goo opport ity to eclare a ADIZ i the So th Chi a Sea,” the so rce tol the ewspaper.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/345026-air- efe se-chi a-sea/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: US ‘provocatio s’ may force Chi a to eclare air efe se zo e i So th Chi a Sea – report</a></p>