China Airspace

I just learned from a very solid source that the Chinese military controls 80% of the airspace around Shanghai and the US government is still negotiating hard to get some of that released. In an earlier post, I think I said 7 of 13 levels of airspace are military. Turns out that number is a lot higher in certain areas.

I'm sure this is why you can't fly any place direct from Shanghai. You always have to go through Bangkok, Hong Kong or Japan.