China Has Live-Fire Exercises Amid Tensions With Japan
This article is for subscribers only.
China performed live-fire military exercises in the East China Sea as part of drills the army said were routine, as tensions simmered with Japan over islands in the area claimed by both countries.
The military is conducting 10 days of exercises off the coast of Liaoning province, China Central Television reported on its website today, citing the People’s Liberation Army. Four Chinese ships entered Japanese waters around the islands, Japan’s coast guard said in an e-mailed statement.