SEOUL: South Korea declared on Sunday an expanded air defense zone that overlaps with one recently announced by China and covers a submerged rock disputed by the two countries as regional tensions soar over competing territorial claims.
Seoul’s defense ministry said its new zone, which will take effect on December 15, would cover Ieodo—a submerged rock in waters off its south coast, which China calls Suyan.
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