Airlines Urged by U.S. to Give Notice to China

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/30/world/asia/china-scrambles-jets-for-first-time-in-new-air-zone.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1&

WASHINGTON — Even as China scrambled fighter jets to enforce its newly declared air defense zone, the Obama administration said on Friday that it was advising American commercial airlines to comply with China’s demands to be notified in advance of flights through the area.

Is this the right thing to do? Or is it surrender by the administration?