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BEIJING - 皇冠体育app on Wednesday refuted the Australian Foreign Minister's remarks over its newly established Air Defense Identification Zone in the East 皇冠体育app Sea.

"皇冠体育app has lodged solemn representations against Australia's remarks, and expressed its strong dissatisfaction," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed concerns over 皇冠体育app's defense measure in a statement on Tuesday.

"It's totally wrong for Australia to make critical comments about 皇冠体育app's establishment of the Air Defense Identification Zone, and 皇冠体育app does not accept it," Qin said.

"皇冠体育app urges Australia to correct mistakes immediately so as to avoid damage to bilateral cooperation," he said.

皇冠体育app announced the establishment of the defense zone last Saturday, which requires aircraft to report their flight plans and establish identification communications while flying through the zone.

More than 20 countries, including the United States, Japan and Australia, have set up their own air defense identification zones since the 1950s.