The drills began on Thursday and will last through Monday; according to China’s Maritime Safety Administration office in the southern island province of Hainan.
China is conducting military exercises in the disputed South China Sea; which coincide with President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan, which are primarily aimed at combating Beijing’s perceived threat.
The drills began on Thursday and will last through Monday; according to China’s Maritime Safety Administration office in the southern island province of Hainan.
Other aircraft and vessels will be prevented from approaching the region, but no other information was provided.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, and the strategic waterway has become a possible hotspot for Asian conflict.
The United States does not take a position on the sovereignty question, but it does insist on the ability to operate freely at sea, and it often sails warships near fortified Chinese-held islands in the area in what are known as freedom of navigation operations.
