Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Remarks on EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 's Statement Concerning China's Establishment of the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea

2013-12-02 23:43

（Nov.29, 2013）

Q：Yesterday, Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy asked China and Japan to moderate their positions regarding the ADIZ so as to avoid regional tensions. How does China respond?

A: China has expounded on its position on and rationale for the establishment of the East China Sea ADIZ. We hope that the EU could have an objective and rational understanding on that. Madame Ashton should have known that some EU countries also have their ADIZs. I am wondering whether these ADIZs have made the situation in Europe become tense. If both European countries and Japan can have ADIZs, why can't China?