Chinese Fighter Jets Now Training In The South China Sea

The US vowed to repeat the sail-by at the islands in the South China Sea claimed by China [Reuters]

IBTimes: South China Sea Dispute 2015: Armed Chinese Fighter Jets Train Over Controversial Spratly Islands

Chinese authorities released photos Saturday of armed Chinese naval aircraft training over disputed territory in the South China Sea, the South China Morning Post reported Sunday. The training maneuvers came just days after a United States naval ship sailed by in the region, amid heightening tensions over land claims from multiple Southeast Asian nations.

The armed jets that flew training missions took off from China's recently constructed airstrip on the Spratly Islands, the South China Morning Post reported.

News of China's aircraft training in the South China Sea came several days after the U.S. sailed through part of the sea that China claims as its own and which the U.S. recognizes as international waters.

Update: Response to US Patrol? Beijing's Fighter Jets Hold Drills in S China Sea -- Sputnik

WNU Editor: I call this sending a message to the U.S. (and everyone else).