Special Report: China's Navy Breaks Out To The High Seas -- David Lague, Reuters
(Reuters) - In late October, flotillas of Chinese warships and submarines sliced through passages in the Japanese archipelago and out into the western Pacific for 15 days of war games.
The drills, pitting a "red force" against a "blue force," were the first in this area, combining ships from China's main south, east and north fleets, according to the Chinese military. Land-based bombers and surveillance aircraft also flew missions past Japan to support the navy units.
In official commentaries, senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers boasted their navy had "dismembered" the so-called first island chain - the arc of islands enclosing China's coastal waters, stretching from the Kuril Islands southward through the Japanese archipelago, Taiwan, the Northern Philippines and down to Borneo.
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Update #1: China's first aircraft carrier steams towards disputed South China Sea -- Times of India/Reuters
Update #2: US Panel: China Navy Power Growing in the Pacific -- AP
Update #3: Japan pivots to counter Chinese navy -- Reuters
My Comment: The above video from Reuters is a must see. As for China projecting it's power on the high seas .... expect this to escalate as they continue to build ships and strive to see additional aircraft carriers.
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