China’s People’s Liberation Army Starts 3-Day Naval Drills

Sailors stand on the deck of the new type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy as it participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China’s PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, Tuesday, April 23, 2019InternationalIndiaAfricaMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China’s People’s Liberation Army will kick off three-day naval military drills around the southern Chinese province of Hainan in the South China Sea on Friday. The exercises will start on 18:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on April 21 and end on 8:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on April 23. A temporary navigation ban will be imposed in the area of the drills. There is no information about what forces and means will be deployed during the military exercises.MilitaryChinese Forces Successfully Fulfilled All Tasks Set During Drills Near Taiwan: Military10 April, 12:57 GMT

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