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China holds naval and air drills around disputed South China Sea shoal
Original: China conducts naval, air exercise around disputed shoal in South China Sea
China has carried out joint naval and air exercises around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The drills come amid ongoing territorial tensions in the waterway, where China's claims overlap with those of neighbouring countries including the Philippines and Vietnam. The show of military force is likely to draw criticism from claimant states and watchful attention from the United States.
Why now: The exercises heighten tensions in an already contested region and signal China's assertiveness over disputed territory.
Evidence
- China conducts naval, air exercise around disputed shoal in South China Sea · EconomicTimes · 1
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