Chinese navy conducts drills in disputed South China Sea
Beijing---Chinese navy flexed its muscle in
the disputed South China Sea today as a fleet of four warships
conducted drills in waters near South China�s Hainan Province.
"The training exercises will be conducted according to
requirements of actual combat, with the aim of improving the
navy's defence capabilities based on the information system
and enhancing its ability to safeguard maritime sovereignty,"
said Jiang Weilie, commander of the South China Sea fleet
before the drills started.
China, which claims sovereignty over the entire South
China Sea, have stepped up aggressive patrols in the area to
assert its stand in recent months to counter claims by
Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia.
However, this drill is a regular arrangement in line with
the navy's annual training plan. The PLA Navy conducted seven
similar training exercises in 2012.
Four Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships
-- the Jinggangshan, Lanzhou, Yulin and Hengshui, four
ship-borne helicopters and a hovercraft participated in the
drills after departing from Sanya yesterday.
The PLA warships staged simulated air and submarine
attacks as part of the drill along with command post
establishment, operational manoeuvring from the sea and
high-sea convoy exercises.
"Air defence and anti-submarine defences are two
challenges for warships. Running the drills is a test for both
fleet command and emergency management," Chen Yueqi, a navy
commander was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news
agency.
Open sea training tests soldiers' ability to operate
modern information equipment and adapt to complicated
meteorological and hydrological environments, Zhang Hanchuan,
a training officer said.
The Jinggangshan is China's most advanced amphibious
transport vessel. The Lanzhou and Hengshui have carried out
several convoy missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters,
and the Hengshui is a new type of frigate recently put into
service
Beijing---Chinese navy flexed its muscle in
the disputed South China Sea today as a fleet of four warships
conducted drills in waters near South China�s Hainan Province.
"The training exercises will be conducted according to
requirements of actual combat, with the aim of improving the
navy's defence capabilities based on the information system
and enhancing its ability to safeguard maritime sovereignty,"
said Jiang Weilie, commander of the South China Sea fleet
before the drills started.
China, which claims sovereignty over the entire South
China Sea, have stepped up aggressive patrols in the area to
assert its stand in recent months to counter claims by
Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia.
However, this drill is a regular arrangement in line with
the navy's annual training plan. The PLA Navy conducted seven
similar training exercises in 2012.
Four Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships
-- the Jinggangshan, Lanzhou, Yulin and Hengshui, four
ship-borne helicopters and a hovercraft participated in the
drills after departing from Sanya yesterday.
The PLA warships staged simulated air and submarine
attacks as part of the drill along with command post
establishment, operational manoeuvring from the sea and
high-sea convoy exercises.
"Air defence and anti-submarine defences are two
challenges for warships. Running the drills is a test for both
fleet command and emergency management," Chen Yueqi, a navy
commander was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news
agency.
Open sea training tests soldiers' ability to operate
modern information equipment and adapt to complicated
meteorological and hydrological environments, Zhang Hanchuan,
a training officer said.
The Jinggangshan is China's most advanced amphibious
transport vessel. The Lanzhou and Hengshui have carried out
several convoy missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters,
and the Hengshui is a new type of frigate recently put into
service
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