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The Paracel Islands, known as the Xisha Islands in China and the Hoang Sa Archipelago in Vietnam, is a group of more than 30 islands in the South China Sea located between the coastlines of Vietnam and China. They are currently controlled by China but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. The islands were the scene of a naval battle between China and then South Vietnam in January 1974, after which China gained control of the entire archipelago.
- TV footage of the drill is undated but it is reported to have been held in recent days as the People’s Liberation Army begins a month of exercises
- Broadcast follows a Taiwanese drill simulating an attack on its reefs by the mainland Chinese military
Chinese military tests response to repeated attack far offshore, state media report.
Chinese military tests response to repeated attack far offshore, state media report.
France prepares to send amphibious assault ship and frigate to pass through disputed waters in its annual Jeanne d’Arc military mission.
France prepares to send amphibious assault ship and frigate to pass through disputed waters in its annual Jeanne d’Arc military mission.
Advanced H-6J among at least 10 planes involved in drills which followed February dual carrier operation in disputed waterway.
Advanced H-6J among at least 10 planes involved in drills which followed February dual carrier operation in disputed waterway.
Emplacements for air and coastal defence systems installed on most of its bases in the disputed archipelago to ‘ensure it can strike Chinese facilities’, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative says.
Emplacements for air and coastal defence systems installed on most of its bases in the disputed archipelago to ‘ensure it can strike Chinese facilities’, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative says.