China Navy Conducts East China Sea Exercises Amid Japan Row
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China’s navy will conduct exercises in the East China Sea to better coordinate missions to protect Chinese territory, Xinhua News Agency said, a move that may heighten tensions with Japan over disputed islands.
Today’s exercises with the fishery administration and the marine surveillance agency will involve 11 ships and eight aircraft, Xinhua reported yesterday, citing a statement from the navy’s Donghai fleet.