Beijing: China on Friday kick naval exercises for five days in the southern Chinese sea disputed, establishing a wide navigation restriction zone amid military training all domains carried out by the US in the Indo-Pacific region along with Britain, Australia and Japan, which First in its type in more than four decades.
The Indian Navy also uses a naval assignment group consisting of four frontline warships to the South China Sea, Western Pacific and Southeast Asia for more than two months from early August, in significant movements aimed at increasing its profile in the strategic sea lane.
In the course of their spread, Indian ships will participate in the next edition of Maalabar training in addition to the Japanese Quad Allied Navy, Australia, USA, in the Western Pacific, Indian Navy Commander Commander Vivek Madhwal said on 2.
August exercise by quad countries , China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, “China hopes that the related state warships will truly adhere to international law, respect the sovereignty, the rights and interests of countries along the South China Sea and avoid harming regional peace and stability.
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Notifications issued by the Maritime Safety Administration earlier this week said China would hold military training at SCS from Friday to Tuesday.