The Chinese
Government has said that China will be effective in any combat if war breaks
out. The possible war focused at North Korea by the U.S has forced China to
begin a war simulation exercise in the Yellow Sea, showcasing its naval
capability.
Report says
that the exercise was coming also in the wake of the announcement of a $1
billion sanctions programme targeting North Korea’s coal, lead and iron
exports. Therefore, Beijing is staging almost a dozen military exercises in the
Yellow Sea. The navy drills will send a signal that the Chinese “will be effective
in any conflict if war is to break out,” Malcolm Davis of the Australian
Strategic Policy Institute, said. However the message isn’t intended for
Pyongyang alone, Collin Koh of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University
says.
“States do this because they want to send a signal … it’s not just
targeted at North Korea,” Koh said. Sputnik reports that China’s naval strength
is increasing significantly.
“Last week, the Chinese added yet another monster
ship to their fleet, which the Royal United Service Institute’s Peter Roberts
has described as growing at a pace that seems to be unequalled “in any navy
across history.”
The drills will include live-fire testing, offensive and
defensive mobilization rehearsals, and the integration of efforts by surface vessels,
submarines and aircraft. “Dozens of types of missiles” will also be launched
during more than 10 tests, SCMP noted. The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Shen
Jinlong and other top Chinese military officials will oversee the four-day
battle simulations, state media reported.
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