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2016-09-12 — rediff.com
The announcement said the two navvies will "undertake defense, rescue, and anti-submarine operations, in addition to joint island seizing and other activities...(and) in particular, will carry out live-fire drills, sea crossing and island landing operations, and island defense and offense exercises among others". (Global Times)
... The exercise is taking place against an extraordinary backdrop. Only six days ago, Russia came out with a stance on the South China Sea issue, which is completely to China's satisfaction. It was hugely symbolic that President Vladimir Putin personally articulated it -- and from Chinese soil, as he was leaving for home after the G20 summit in Hangzhou.
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