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Chinese navy squadron completes Indian Ocean exercises | Chinese navy squadron completes Indian Ocean exercises |
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A three-ship Chinese navy squadron has concluded exercises in the Indian Ocean and has sailed on to the western Pacific, showing the growing reach of Beijing's seagoing forces. | A three-ship Chinese navy squadron has concluded exercises in the Indian Ocean and has sailed on to the western Pacific, showing the growing reach of Beijing's seagoing forces. |
State broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday that the squadron included China's largest amphibious landing ship – the Changbaishan – along with two destroyers. It said they reached the Indian Ocean on 29 January and carried out a series of counter-piracy, search and rescue and damage control drills. | |
Although not directly targeted at India, the exercises underscore China's rivalry with its fellow Asian giant. | Although not directly targeted at India, the exercises underscore China's rivalry with its fellow Asian giant. |
China has been systematically developing a navy with a global reach, sending ships to join anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia and taking part in joint exercises in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. | China has been systematically developing a navy with a global reach, sending ships to join anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia and taking part in joint exercises in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. |
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