Chinese Air Force H-6 Bomber (File Photo) |
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducted a drill involving "multiple types of aircraft" in the western Pacific on Friday, a military spokesperson said.
PLA aircraft flew over the western Pacific via the Bashi Channel and returned on the same day, reaching 1,000 km beyond the "first island chain"–used to refer to the string of archipelagos extending from the south of Japan and its Ryukyu islands, Taiwan and the Philippines–spokesperson Shen Jinke said at a news briefing.
"[The drill] is in line with international laws and practices and doesn't aim at any specific country, region or target," Shen said, adding that aviation troops have improved their maneuvering and combat abilities over the open sea.
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