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Thu Sep 7, 2017, 07:45 AM Sep 2017

Nuclear crisis intensifies as China's military practices over sea near Korea

Source: International Business Times

China's air force carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, as a practice of defense against a "surprise attack" which might come over the sea, the Chinese media stated.

The particular exercise came as a response to North Korea's sixth and most potent nuclear test which generated apprehension globally, putting everyone to perturbation that the isolated nation might scheme more weapon tests, possibly of long range missiles.

The anti-aircraft defense battalion held its exercise earlier on Sept. 5, near the Bohai sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, detaching China from the Korean peninsula. To thwart the "surprise attack" feigning real battle, Chinese troops began their drills immediately.

An online portal, www.81.cn stated that for the first time certain weapons, unidentified by the website, was put to practical use in order to shoot down low altitude targets coming over the sea.

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.sg/nuclear-crisis-intensifies-chinas-military-practices-over-sea-near-korea-15979

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