In a huge show of military strength, China has released a stark warning to the US with missiles in the hotly contested South China Sea.
– a ship designed to shoot down ballistic missiles – passed through the Paracel Islands between China and Vietnam as the war-games unfolded nearby.Source:Suppliedhis forces had summoned air and naval vessels to “warn it away”.
He insisted Beijing had “indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters.”Washington has contradicted Beijing’s claims that only two missiles were fired. It says its forces detected four ballistic launches in the region. In comparison, the strike radius of a US F-35C – once it takes off from its aircraft carrier’s deck – is believed to be in the vicinity of 1100km.Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui said the PLA would “stay on high alert and take all necessary measures to fight against provocations and protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
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