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China holds live-fire drills in waters near Philippines’ Luzon Island

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BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Friday it conducted military drills including live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island.

A formation of the military’s Southern Theater Command carried out activities that focused on live-fire shooting, sea-air coordination, rapid maneuvers and maritime replenishments to test integrated joint combat capabilities, the command said in a statement.

The military did not provide further details on the timing or exact location of the drills.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by William Maclean)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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