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Hagel: US deeply concerned with the new rules being imposed by China for aircraft identification over eastern china sea

New imposed regulation can be read here

Extract of the statement from Hagel:
The United States reaffirms its longstanding policy that Article V of the U.S.-Japan Mutual Defense Treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands

To get a clear picture of what it means, here is an interesting quote (source CNN)
Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, director of Asia-Pacific programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace:
“It makes it more likely that jets will be scrambled,” she said. “An aerial encounter carries a much higher risk because of the faster timings involved” than in a maritime encounter.

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sources:
Defense.gov
GlobalSecurity.org
CNN