Tag: China

South Korea Looks to Establish Facility on the Yellow Sea in Response to Chinese Structure

I wonder how long it will be before the Chinese claim the entire Yellow Sea as their territory like they have done with the South China Sea?:

South Korea is considering setting up a necessary facility in the overlapping waters with China in the Yellow Sea as a countermeasure to the latter’s recent installation of a steel structure in the area, Seoul’s oceans minister said Monday.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is discussing the matter with the financial authorities, Oceans Minister Kang Do-hyung said in a press briefing, noting the government first has to decide “what kind of facility is necessary at which level.”

“Regarding the proportional measure, we are taking this matter very seriously from the perspective of protecting our maritime territory,” he said. 

In February, the two countries faced a two-hour standoff as Chinese authorities blocked Seoul’s attempt to investigate Beijing’s construction of a steel structure in the Provisional Maritime Zone (PMZ) near Ieo Island, off South Korea’s southwest coast.

The PMZ is an area where the Exclusive Economic Zones of South Korea and China overlap. The two sides can only operate fishing vessels there and jointly manage marine resources, as any activities beyond navigation and fishing are prohibited in the area.

Despite the agreement, China has installed several large steel structures in the zone in recent years, saying they are for aqua farming.

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Two Chinese Teenagers Arrested for Illegal Filming Outside of ROK Air Force Base

It makes you wonder how many other Chinese nationals in South Korea are doing this that haven’t been caught?:

Two Chinese teenagers have been apprehended for illegally filming fighter jets near a major air base in Suwon, police said Monday.

The two Chinese nationals are suspected of using their DSLR camera and mobile phone to film fighter jets landing and taking off from the Air Force’s 10th Fighter Wing at around 3:30 p.m. on March 21, according to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police.

The teenagers face charges of breaching the Protection of Military Bases and Installations Act and have been placed under a travel ban, police said.

They reportedly attend high school in China and entered the country on a tourist visa three days ahead of the incident. 

After discovering multiple photos of fighter jets on their devices, police are conducting a forensic analysis to determine whether similar photos were also taken at other military facilities, airports and ports.

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