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%Begin China warns airlines to avoid airspace near Taiwan <h6>Sections</h6> <h6>Axios Local</h6> <h6>Axios gets you smarter  faster with news &amp  information that matters </h6> <h6>About</h6> <h6>Subscribe</h6> <h1>China warns airlines to avoid airspace near Taiwan</h1>An F-16V jet fighter on the runway at an air force base in Chiayi, Taiwan, earlier this year. Photo: Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Chinese officials are warning airlines to avoid airspace near Taiwan as it responds to House Speaker Taipei ahead of planned live military drills that Taiwanese officials say may amount to a .
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An F-16V jet fighter on the runway at an air force base in Chiayi, Taiwan, earlier this year. Photo: Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Chinese officials are warning airlines to avoid airspace near Taiwan as it responds to House Speaker Taipei ahead of planned live military drills that Taiwanese officials say may amount to a .
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Driving the news: The alert describing six areas in the region as &quot;danger zones&quot; notifies airlines of flight restrictions due to the military exercises from Thursday at 12 noon until 12 noon Sunday Hong Kong time, , as officials in Japan also expressed alarm at Beijing&#x27;s plans. China&#x27;s government also moved to block imports of citrus fruits and frozen mackerel from Taiwan in retaliation for Pelosi&#x27;s trip, . What they&#x27;re saying: At a press conference on Wednesday, Taiwan&#x27;s Ministry of Defense accused Beijing of violating international law and Taipei&#x27;s sovereignty, due to China&#x27;s announced live-fire military exercises that will occur in six different areas around Taiwan — some overlapping with the self-governing island&#x27;s territorial waters.
Driving the news: The alert describing six areas in the region as "danger zones" notifies airlines of flight restrictions due to the military exercises from Thursday at 12 noon until 12 noon Sunday Hong Kong time, , as officials in Japan also expressed alarm at Beijing's plans. China's government also moved to block imports of citrus fruits and frozen mackerel from Taiwan in retaliation for Pelosi's trip, . What they're saying: At a press conference on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense accused Beijing of violating international law and Taipei's sovereignty, due to China's announced live-fire military exercises that will occur in six different areas around Taiwan — some overlapping with the self-governing island's territorial waters.
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China&#x27;s action &quot;threatens international waterways and challenges international order,&quot; amounting to &quot;a sea and air ,&quot; a Ministry spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Japan&#x27;s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday that the maritime areas Beijing announced for military exercises &quot;overlaps with Japan’s exclusive economic zone,&quot; per .&quot;Considering the live-fire training nature of this military activity, Japan has expressed concerns to the Chinese side,&quot; Matsuno added.
China's action "threatens international waterways and challenges international order," amounting to "a sea and air ," a Ministry spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday that the maritime areas Beijing announced for military exercises "overlaps with Japan’s exclusive economic zone," per ."Considering the live-fire training nature of this military activity, Japan has expressed concerns to the Chinese side," Matsuno added.
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