Amid the South China Sea tensions, Chinese military on Saturday kicked off large scale military exercises pressing troops from the five theatre commands of the People’s liberation Army (PlA) simulating real battle conditions.
The military drills which began yesterday will last will last until September and aimed to boost the military’s “trans-regional” capabilities, state run Xinhua news agency reported. A report on July 14 said the exercises will be held at Zhurihe training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.