CSM: China shows military strength with drill held over Sea of Japan
China flew a fleet of warplanes near Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan on Monday in efforts to demonstrate its growing military presence in the region.
China sent several warplanes on a long-range drill to the Sea of Japan on Monday and also conducted drills around rival Taiwan, a move that prompted South Korea to scramble fighter jets and could raise concerns about Beijing's growing military presence in the region.
Chinese air force spokesman Shen Jinke said the air force dispatched bombers, fighters, and reconnaissance planes through the Tsushima Strait to the Sea of Japan to "test its ocean combat ability."
"This is a regular annual training arrangement of China's air force that accords with the relevant international laws and practices and it isn't aimed at any particular state, region, and target," Mr. Shen said in a statement.
This was the first time the Chinese air force has flown through the strait that lies between South Korea and Japan, Shen said.
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