China to hold more military drills off northeast, east coasts
07 September, 2020
China will hold further military exercises from Monday (Sep 7) along its northeast and eastern coast, the government said, the most recent in a series of unusual back-to-back drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.
The first group of exercises will take place in the Bohai Sea, off the northeastern port of Qinhuangdao, on Monday, the Maritime Safety Administration said.
The next set, including live-fire exercises, will be held in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on Tuesday and Wednesday off metropolis of Lianyungang, it added in another posting.
All the ships are prohibited from entering the region, it added.
Last month, China announced four separate exercises, from the Bohai Sea to the East and Yellow Seas and down to the disputed South China Sea, in what Chinese military authorities said was a rare move.
China in addition has held frequent military activities near Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and has complained about repeated US military missions in the South China Sea.
China and america have been at loggerheads over from the coronavirus pandemic to trade and human rights.
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