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Navy Prepares For Live-Fire Exercises In Yellow Sea

August 30 2010

China

The Chinese navy's Beihai (North Sea) Fleet plans to conduct live-fire drills in the Yellow Sea this week, United Press International reports.

The routine training will be held Wednesday through Saturday off the southeast coast of Qingdao, said the Defense Ministry.

The exercise will focus on the firing of shipboard artillery, said defense officials cited by Agence France-Presse.

The U.S. and South Korea have held similar training in the region recently, prompting criticism...

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