The Chinese Navy has again sent vessels through the Miyako Strait, a strategic entryway into the Western Pacific between the islands of Miyako and Okinawa, as part of drills, Chinese state-run media said.
The exercises, held Thursday, are the latest near Japanese territory as the navy continues to hone its ability to operate further from its shores.
The drills involved ¡°exercises in communication, fleet formation changes, joint search-and-rescue operation and joint anti-piracy operation,¡± China¡¯s official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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