Chinese state-run media Friday identified Japan as Beijing's "prime target" in its newly declared air defence zone, calling for "timely countermeasures without hesitation" if Tokyo defies it.

However, other countries which have sent military aircraft into the air defence identification zone (ADIZ), including the United States and South Korea, should be largely ignored, the Global Times said.

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