China Upgrades S. China Sea Exercises Amid US-Philippine Moves
- Beijing responds to US-Philippine maritime operations
- China extends maneuvers that had been scheduled for two days
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China upgraded and extended military maneuvers in the South China Sea that were launched after the US and Philippines mounted their own maritime drills in the contested area.
After previously characterizing the operations as patrols, China said that People’s Liberation Army naval and air forces conducted drills on Friday, according to a Southern Theater Command statement on its official WeChat account. Friday’s maneuvers marked an extension of what had been two days of scheduled operations.