SCMP: Chinese air force holds drills in ‘new routes and areas’ near Korean peninsula
Date and exact location of exercise isn’t revealed but announcement said to be aimed at sending a message to Washington and Seoul
China’s air force recently staged drills involving various aircraft through “routes and areas it has never flown before” over the Yellow and East seas near the Korean peninsula.
Air force spokesman Shen Jinke made the announcement at an airport in northern China on Monday – the same day the United States and South Korea began their biggest joint air force exercise, and days after Pyongyang launched its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to date.
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