China to hold naval drill in international water

[acetophenol]

BEIJING (BNS): The Chinese Navy will hold a training drill in the international waters of western Pacific Ocean later this month, the Defence Ministry has said.

A navy fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct the exercise in mid- to late June, the Chinese Defence Ministry in a statement as quoted by the official Xinuha news agency.

The MoD said that the training would be in line with relevant international laws and not targeted at any specific country.

The statement came a day after Japan had expressed concern about the Chinese warships passing close to its southern islands.

The Japanese Defence Ministry had announced last Wednesday that eight Chinese navy ships, including guided missile destroyers, were spotted on the high seas near its Okinawa prefecture.

“This will be a regular drill according to the annual plan (of the PLA),” the Chinese MoD release said.

 

[Huan]

Will there be a recorded coverage of the exercise?

 

[ZhengHe]

BEIJING (BNS): The Chinese Navy will hold a training drill in the international waters of western Pacific Ocean later this month, the Defence Ministry has said.
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China and Mexico need to do some navy exercises together.

 

[Chinese Century]

about time china started flexing its muscles.

200 years of humiliation is enough.

about time china start showing who is boss in asia.
no point building a powerful military if ur not going to use it when its needed.

china needs to put the fear factor into other asian nations, its the intimidation that will make others respect china.
look how america is doing it, the intimidation and fear factor of their military makes every nation respect america even though no one likes america.

its that aura of invincibility u need to build over time.

 

[cybertron]

@chinesecountry
and which country do you propose for target practice???
afganistan nd iraq are alredy hit. so wats ur pick from the rest??

 

[Akasa]

If anything, this is more of a test rather than a political gesture. This will be the first time major PLA-N assets are used overseas, so it will test the Navy's power projection capabilities. This is not a political statement.