Foreign and Military Affairs
Navy starts training in East 皇冠体育app Sea
(皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2010-07-01 06:52
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BEIJING - 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.
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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 PLA always publicizes a notice when it conducts live ammunition training in waters under 皇冠体育app's jurisdiction to ensure aircraft and vessels pass safely," a ministry official said.
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.
