There are two things that I think we can be sure about.
1) China did not set up an ATIZ and say "OK now lets see what happens". A lot of thought and planning will have been put into both the setting up and operation of the zone, plus in anticipating and managing the reactions of other nations.
2) The ADIZ is a behaviour test. China expects its neighbours and others to respect and co-operate with its requirements. Doing so will be construed as a "friendly act". Conversely, not doing so will be construed as an "unfriendly act".
I do not expect to see any major fireworks over the ECSADIZ any time soon, but I do expect that airlines that fail to lodge flight plans will find their access to Chinese Airspace and Airports seriously curtailed. I also expect that those nations that fail to respect the zone will find doing general business with China, significantly more difficult.
While all of us on this forum knows the realities of the situation, the general consensus around the web is that China was shown its place during this incident. News outlets may have knowingly twisted the truth (Not the first time) of this event (such as ADIZ turning into a NFZ) to score major political points and to drum up the Anti-China fervour. And looking at the comments on major sites such as Reddit, it seemed to have worked quite well.
I apologize if this was slightly off-topic
the two B-52 only flew along the border of the ADIZ, does it mean the us has already accepted the ADIZ de facto?
While all of us on this forum knows the realities of the situation, the general consensus around the web is that China was shown its place during this incident. News outlets may have knowingly twisted the truth (Not the first time) of this event (such as ADIZ turning into a NFZ) to score major political points and to drum up the Anti-China fervour. And looking at the comments on major sites such as Reddit, it seemed to have worked quite well.
I apologize if this was slightly off-topic
not sure how credible this source is.
but sending Liaoning into disputed water without its squadron is kind of a waste... but none the less it would be a show of china's conviction of protecting its sovereignty