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China has announced that it will hold a 5-day military exercise from Friday in the South China Sea as tensions escalate in the region. The exercise, which will include setting up a vast navigation restriction zone, comes as the US and other countries in the region are building pressure on Beijing by holding large-scale military drills.
According to a report by ANI, The announcement comes just days after India announced that it will deploy a task force of four warships to South East Asia, the South China Sea, and the Western Pacific.
The Indian ships are set to participate in the next edition of the Malabar exercise of the Quad (India, Japan, Australia, and the United States) and will also be included in bilateral exercises with Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia.
According to Chinese state media Global Times, the Chinese military exercise will serve as a response to the recent provocations, demonstrating that China has “hunting rifles ready against the wolves” that hunger for China’s core interests. China will hold the military training in the South China Sea from Friday to Tuesday, and other vessels are prohibited from entering the navigation restriction zone, read a notice released by the Maritime Safety Administration .
