![]() Land-based bombers and surveillance aircraft also flew missions past Japan to support the navy units. The drills, pitting a “red force” against a “blue force,” were the first in this area, combining ships from China’s main south, east and north fleets, according to the Chinese military. HONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - In late October, flotillas of Chinese warships and submarines sliced through passages in the Japanese archipelago and out into the western Pacific for 15 days of war games. ![]() and Asia allies increasingly alarmed by Sino-Japan confrontation * Japan, under nationalist PM Abe, responds strongly * Japan, China in direct military competition for first time since 1945 * China becoming seagoing giant with strong navy to protect its trade * China building blue water navy that can project power beyond coasts * PLA says October naval exercises “dismember” Japan archipelago (Corrects typo in the word “defiance” in the 12th para.) ![]()
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