China says 'irresponsible' not to report in flight zone

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that countries whose aircraft were not reporting their flight plans to China in a new Chinese air defense identification zone over the East China Sea were "irresponsible". But the ministry also said in a statement on its website that China considered the zone to be one of cooperation and not confrontation. (Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee and Hui Li; Writing by Ben Blanchard)