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China monitors US bombers' flight

( Agencies ) Updated: 2013-11-27 13:10:49

China monitors US bombers' flight

A B-52 bomber flies past the airfield during the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England, July 10, 2012. [Photo/Icpress.cn]

BEIJING - China's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday it had monitored the entire progress of two unarmed US B-52 bombers that flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea on a training mission  without informing Beijing.

"The Chinese air force monitored the entire course and identified (them) in a timely way, ascertaining that they were US aircraft," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

"The Chinese side has the ability to effectively manage and control the relevant airspace," it added.

 

 

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