By Franz-Stefan Gady
‘Similar drills and exercises will keep taking place,’ a People’s Liberation Army Navy spokesperson said this morning.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is conducting a routine planned naval exercise in the Western Pacific this week, Xinhua reports.
Liang Yang, a military spokesperson of the PLAN stated that Chinese navy vessels and military aircraft passed through the eastern portion of the Bashi Channel, situated between Taiwan and the Philippines, this morning.
The vessels and aircraft went on to conduct several drills that simulated real combat conditions in the waters east of the Bashi Channel, including long-range precision strikes and aerial combat. The exercise is part of the PLAN’s annual training plan and was “in line with international laws and practices,” according to the military spokesperson.
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