Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, reported that China has notified Japan of the establishment of a no-fly zone near Taiwan from April 16-18. According to Matsuno, the zone is outside Japan's territorial waters and concerns aerospace activities.
China is preparing to impose a no-fly zone just north of Taiwan after conducting three days of military drills around the island nation. The restrictions will be in effect on April 16, with the impacted area falling within Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. The closure is set to last for 27 minutes from 9:30 am to 9:57 am on Sunday - a shorter period than initially planned.
The Chinese government has not provided details on how it plans to enforce the flight ban; however, foreign ministry spokesman denied knowledge of this matter.
Taiwan claimed that China scaled back its plans for a no-fly zone for "aerospace activities" near the island after Taipei complained about risks posed by such actions on flight safety. This rare instance indicates possible cooperation between both sides amid ongoing tensions.
Beijing authorities have shortened their plan to impose a no-fly zone in an international transportation corridor located north of Taiwan following criticism from Taipei officials. The duration for this closure will now take place only on April 16th instead of lasting until April 18th as previously announced.
This revised timeframe would have overlapped with G7 foreign ministers' meeting scheduled in Nagano, Japan on April 16th which could lead further escalations between nations involved parties over regional matters particularly concerning self-rule sovereignty claims over Taiwanese territory by Beijing government who are also actively participating largest combat exercises decades-long Philippines along disputed South Sea regions including Strait areas lasting upcoming weeks involving more than seventeen thousand six hundred military personnel members there