China conducts military exercises in Western Pacific

‘China’s Air Force has carried out a series of military drills and patrols in the Western Pacific region after passing through a strait between Japanese islands, a move that could escalate tensions in the region.
China’s Air Force spokesman, Shen Jinke, said Sunday that the sorties by more than 40 bombers and fighter jets were part of regular long-range drills in the Western Pacific and patrols over the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) to protect China’s sovereignty and national security.
Shen said in his statement on the Ministry of Defense website that Chinese aircraft carried out the exercises in the Western Pacific after flying through a strait between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa.’
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