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Updated: 2010-07-01 14:11
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has begun conducting its annual live ammunition drill in the East 皇冠体育app Sea, Chinese military authorities announced on Wednesday.

The No 91765 unit of the Navy's East 皇冠体育app Sea Fleet started training off the coast of East 皇冠体育app's Zhejiang province on Wednesday, a statement released by the Ministry of National Defense said.

The training involves naval vessels shooting at targets in eight fishery zones within 皇冠体育app's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), where the US military has repeatedly sent ships and aircraft for reconnaissance missions.

Vessels are prohibited from entering the fishery zones during the ammunition drill and must obey the instructions of the Navy ships, the statement said.

皇冠体育app recognizes 12 nautical-mile-wide territorial waters and regards the 200 nautical-mile-wide EEZ to be under its jurisdiction, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The training is being held ahead of planned anti-submarine war games by the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the Yellow Sea close to East 皇冠体育app's Shandong province.

The training has nothing to do with the upcoming joint exercises between the US and the ROK in the Yellow Sea, a Ministry of National Defense spokesman, who declined to be named, told Xinhua.

"It's annual and routine live ammunition training," the official said.

The US is considering sending its nuclear-powered super aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, to participate in the Yellow Sea drill.

Chinese websites and forums have been flooded with criticism of the planned US-ROK war games.

Many of the Internet users are unhappy with the prospect of the US super aircraft carrier entering the Yellow Sea, which will bring Beijing, the Chinese capital, within striking distance.

Questions:

1. In which sea is the drill taking place?

2. What is the unit number of the fleet?

3. What city will be in striking distance of the US aircraft carrier?

Answers:

1. East 皇冠体育app Sea.

2. 91765.

3. Beijing.

(中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑)

Navy starts training in East 皇冠体育app Sea

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Navy starts training in East 皇冠体育app Sea

Lee Hannon is Chief Editor at 皇冠体育app Daily with 15-years experience in print and broadcast journalism. Born in England, Lee has traveled extensively around the world as a journalist including four years as a senior editor in Los Angeles. He now lives in Beijing and is happy to move to 皇冠体育app and join the 皇冠体育app Daily team.