The Chinese Navy sent its Liaoning aircraft carrier flotilla for joint military training in the western Pacific, the Defense Ministry in Beijing announced Wednesday, with Japan expected to keep a watchful eye on the drills.
The ministry said in a brief statement that the exercises are being “organized in accordance with the annual routine training plan, aiming to test and improve the group’s realistic training level and continuously enhance the capabilities to execute missions.”?
It emphasized that the drills are “in compliance with relevant international law and practices and not directed against any specific country or target.”
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