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러 군용기, 독도 인근 영공침범…軍, 경고사격 Chinese and Russian military aircrafts have entered South Korea's air defense zone and airspace... prompting the South Korean military to take action. Seoul summoned officials from the two countries' embassies to protest the violations. Kim Ji-yeon reports. Five foreign military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone, or KADIZ, without authorization on Tuesday morning. Two of the jets were Chinese, while the other three were Russian. The incident started after two Chinese H-6 aircraft entered the northwestern part of KADIZ at 6:44 AM... and went in and out of KADIZ... until later joined by two Tu-95 Russian bombers. Then, they headed south. The jets were flying close at an estimated three to six kilometers away from each other. South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said it was the first time Chinese and Russian planes have entered KADIZ simultaneously. An early warning and control A-50 Russian aircraft then trespassed into the East Sea twice near Dokdo Island... at around 9 AM... for a total of seven minutes. This had prompted the Air Force to scramble fighter jets and fire a total of 360 rounds of warning shots... after the Russian pilot didn't respond to repeated audio warnings. Officials said it's the first time the Air Force fired warning shots towards a foreign airplane due to airspace violation. The Russian aircraft stayed in the KADIZ for a total of 51 minutes on Tuesday while the Chinese jets stayed there for a total of one hour and 25 minutes. In response, Seoul's foreign and defense ministries summoned officials from China and Russia's embassies to severely protest against the violations. "I should say Russia has never ever threat(threatened) the Republic of Korea. It’s very important." "Did it have anything to do with John Bolton’s visit to South Korea? Did North Korea involve in your actions today? I have to mention one thing. Air recognition area is not airspace okay?" Seoul's defense ministry said it has expressed regret to the officials and strongly requested for preventative measures. Regarding the Russian aircraft violating South Korea's airspace... the ministry said it sees it as a grave incident... and if similar actions happen again, it warned Seoul will put all options on the table to respond accordingly. Seoul's foreign ministry and the Blue House echoed the remarks. The top office said director of national security, Chung Eui-yong sent a message to Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News. #China #Russia #KADIZ #militaryaircrafts Arirang News Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtvnews

볼턴 국방부 정경두 24일 면담 , 방일 볼턴 일본고위급들과 22일 면담 President Trump's top national security aide is due in Seoul in the coming days. John Bolton's trip is expected to give South Korea a clearer picture on where the U.S. stands on the various security-related issues shared by the allies. This includes whether Washington is ready to step in... to end the trade row between its closest allies in Northeast Asia: South Korea and Japan. Kim Ji-yeon has the details. South Korea's defense ministry confirmed on Monday... U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will pay a visit to the ministry this Wednesday... and hold a face-to-face with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo. The ministry said... the two sides are expected to discuss a range of security-related issues centered on achieving denuclearization on the Korean peninsula as well as the two countries' military measures to support diplomatic efforts aimed at the complete denuclearization of North Korea. The ministry refrained from commenting further... but it's widely speculated the two sides will discuss Seoul's stance in maintaining the General Security of Military Information Agreement, a bilateral military information sharing pact between Seoul and Tokyo... as well as the possibility of South Korea's participation in a U.S.-led coalition to promote the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz... amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. During his visit to Japan on Monday... Bolton reportedly held talks with Shotaro Yachi( ), who heads the secretariat of Japan's National Security Council of the Prime Minister... Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya( ). Japan-based Kyodo News reported the two sides talked about the trade spat between South Korea and Japan following Tokyo's strengthened chip materials export restrictions to Seoul... and on issues regarding the compensation of Japan's wartime forced labor. It's also believed the U.S. has talked about Japan's participation in the U.S.-led coalition in the Persian Gulf. Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News. #Seoul #defenseministry #prepares #Bolton Arirang News Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtvnews

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The United States said it’s concerned by reports of China’s interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters of the South China Sea (SCS), where Vietnam accuses Beijing of violating its sovereignty. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that China’s “repeated provocative actions aimed at the offshore oil and gas development of other claimant states threaten regional energy security and undermine the free and open Indo-Pacific energy market.” Read More : https://bit.ly/2JJU1xf

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