Beijing has toys like this, too. (US Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters)
Reuters: China's military practices for 'surprise attack' over sea near Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea, Chinese state media reported.
An anti-aircraft defense battalion carried out the exercises early on Tuesday, near the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea that separates China from the peninsula, an official military website www.81.cn reported.
Troops traveled to the site from central China before immediately beginning drills to fend off the “surprise attack” simulating real battle, it said.
“The troops rapid response capabilities and actual combat levels have effectively been tested,” it said.
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Update: With tensions over North Korea mounting, China is testing antimissile systems of its own (Quartz)
WNU Editor: The Chinese are sending a message to everyone .... including the North Koreans.
2 comments:
There is no way China would ever attack NK. If anything this is a message to NK that China has its back.
"practicing to defend against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea, Chinese state media reported." And what country has the capability of a surprise attack from the sea? US and south Korea.. definitely a message to both side as to what is China intention if war broke out.
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