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PLA Navy's live-fire drill in East China Sea drives row with Japan
THE Chinese Navy held live-fire drills in the East China Sea this week Monday, the Defence Ministry said in a short statement posted to its website, reported the Japan Times.
The East China Sea container the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China, where they are known as the Diaoyus.
The drills, the statement said, involved firing dozens of missiles and torpedoes and was aimed at bolstering "the assault intensity, precision, stability and speed of troops amid heavy electromagnetic influences," an apparent reference to electronic warfare.
"An information technology-based war at sea is sudden, cruel and short, which requires fast transition to combat status, quick preparation and high assault efficiency," the statement said.
The drill involved naval aviation forces, including submarines, ships and coast guard servicemen. The statement did not specify where in the waters the military exercises were held.
Tokyo and Beijing have also traded barbs over an alleged encounter in the skies over the East China Sea in June in which China claimed that an Air Self-Defence Force fighter jet used fire-control radar to "light up" a Chinese aircraft, a provocative action.
The Japanese government dismissed the claim as baseless. In the South China Sea, where Beijing is embroiled in bitter disputes with some of its neighbours, China announced last week that it would hold joint naval drills with Russia in September.
The East China Sea container the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China, where they are known as the Diaoyus.
The drills, the statement said, involved firing dozens of missiles and torpedoes and was aimed at bolstering "the assault intensity, precision, stability and speed of troops amid heavy electromagnetic influences," an apparent reference to electronic warfare.
"An information technology-based war at sea is sudden, cruel and short, which requires fast transition to combat status, quick preparation and high assault efficiency," the statement said.
The drill involved naval aviation forces, including submarines, ships and coast guard servicemen. The statement did not specify where in the waters the military exercises were held.
Tokyo and Beijing have also traded barbs over an alleged encounter in the skies over the East China Sea in June in which China claimed that an Air Self-Defence Force fighter jet used fire-control radar to "light up" a Chinese aircraft, a provocative action.
The Japanese government dismissed the claim as baseless. In the South China Sea, where Beijing is embroiled in bitter disputes with some of its neighbours, China announced last week that it would hold joint naval drills with Russia in September.
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