Pentagon slams 'counterproductive' Chinese drills in South China Sea

The US accuses Beijing of militarising the waters and trying to intimidate Asian neighbours. FMTNews

Chinese warships and fighter jets participate in a military drill in the South China Sea.

“Conducting military exercises over disputed territory in the South China Sea is counterproductive to efforts at easing tensions and maintaining stability,” the department said in a statement. “The military exercises are the latest in a long string of PRC actions to assert unlawful maritime claims and disadvantage its Southeast Asian neighbours in the South China Sea,” the statement said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

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