BEIJING: China began military exercises in the East China sea to the north of Taiwan on Tuesday (Jun 13), including live-fire exercises from warships, as the United States and its allies conduct their drills in the Western Pacific. China routinely conducts exercises along its coast, though the ones ne
BEIJING: China began military exercises in the East China sea to the north of Taiwan on Tuesday , including live-fire exercises from warships, as the United States and its allies conduct their drills in the Western Pacific.
China's Maritime Safety Administration issued a no-sail zone warning from late morning to mid-afternoon on Tuesday for an area off Taizhou city in Zhejiang province for live fire exercises from warships.The drills are near the Dachen islands, which Taiwan controlled until 1955 until being evacuated after other nearby islands were seized by Chinese forces in a bloody battle.
China will hold separate exercises in another northern part of the East China Sea until late Wednesday afternoon, the maritime safety agency said.
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