A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012.
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(Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it has extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared byChina two weeks ago that has sharply raised regional tensions.
Beijing's unilateral declaration of an air defense identification zone in an area that includes islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan has triggered protests from the United States and its close allies Japan and South Korea.
Announcing the expansion of its own zone to include two territorial islands to the south and a submerged rock also claimed by China, South Korea's Defence Ministry said the move would not infringe on neighboring countries' sovereignty.
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Kyodo
(Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it has extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared byChina two weeks ago that has sharply raised regional tensions.
