15 September 2012

News Story: China holds military drill in East China Sea


BEIJING (PTI): Amid its raging dispute with Japan over the sovereignty of islands in East China Sea, the Chinese military has conducted exercises with amphibious tanks practising stealth landing on the territory.

The Nanjing Military Area Command conducted a live ammunition drill on cross-sea combat, state-run CCTV reported Thursday.

The exercises included participation of jet fighters and three ships carrying amphibious armoured forces, which landed near the shores and released dozens of amphibian tanks.

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