{"id":19487,"date":"2022-08-10T07:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=19487"},"modified":"2022-08-10T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:04:11","slug":"we-need-to-talk-about-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/we-need-to-talk-about-china\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need to Talk About China!"},"content":{"rendered":"

China held new drills near Taiwan on Monday, a sign that they may intend to normalize their military presence around Taiwan.<\/strong> This came a day after the Chinese military ended their extensive 3-day exercises encircling Taiwan, effectively simulating a blockade.<\/p>\n

During those exercises, there were significant impacts to flight ops in the region<\/strong>. Xiamen Airlines and Korean Airlines made adjustments to several flights to avoid the airspace<\/strong>, Cathay Pacific pilots were reportedly advised to carry an extra 30 minutes of fuel<\/strong>, and there were cancellations at RCTP\/Taipei<\/strong> airport in Taiwan and ZSAM\/Xiamen<\/strong> and ZSFZ\/Fuzhou<\/strong> airports in mainland China.<\/p>\n

China published ZBBB Notam A2119\/22 <\/strong>which set out the six Danger Areas where flights were prohibited at all levels:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here they all are, plotted on a map:<\/p>\n

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Red squares = Danger Areas. Green = Airports. Shaded red area = RCAA\/Taipei FIR.<\/p><\/div>\n

And here are all the main airways that intersect those Danger Areas:<\/p>\n

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The Danger Areas affected major routes between Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.<\/p>\n

For any future exercises that China announces, if you’re planning on transiting the RCAA\/Taipei, ZSHA\/Shanghai or RPHI\/Manila FIRs<\/strong> then<\/strong> make sure you check the ZBBB Notams<\/strong> as it might not show up as part of your flight briefing pack.<\/p>\n

Hypersonic missile launch<\/h4>\n

China launched an unannounced hypersonic missile<\/strong> on Aug 1 (we could not find any Notams for it). This marked the 95th anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Army being founded, and coincided with an announcement from the US that they might visit Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The missile was only fired towards <\/i>Taiwan<\/strong>, falling some 120km off the coast into the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n

Taiwan-China procedures<\/h4>\n

Specific procedures regarding international flights<\/strong> into Taiwan have existed for years, and you can find more in-depth information on these here,<\/a>\u00a0and a post on general tips for China Ops here.<\/a><\/p>\n

A brief summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n