“PLA exercises in contested waters coincide with rising tension with the US military and its insistence on freedom-of-navigation operations in the region.
China has conducted 20 naval exercises involving elements of island capture in the first half of 2021, far exceeding 13 such exercises last year.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sc...ea-beijing-ramps-drills-and-tests-its-ability
China has conducted 20 naval exercises involving elements of island capture in the first half of 2021, far exceeding 13 such exercises last year.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sc...ea-beijing-ramps-drills-and-tests-its-ability