China announced on Tuesday it will hold military exercises in the South China Sea this week, providing few details of the operation beyond roughly where it will be staged.
Taiwan held an air defense exercise after a record number of menacing Chinese military incursions into its air defense zone over the weekend.
From the Chinese government, part of the Gulf of Tonkin near Vietnam has been restricted for the military exercise from Wednesday, January 27 through Saturday, January 30.
The Vietnamese could be among the intended audiences for China's latest intimidating flex of military muscle, as Hanoi's relations with Beijing have become strained over South China Sea territorial disputes, and Vietnam is reportedly.
Cross-training and multi-role operations in its military exercises, seeking to make its forces more flexible and explicitly training them for joint air, land, and sea operations like the potential invasion of Taiwan.
As usual, China objected to the operation, describing it as a threat to regional stability.
Major incursions occurred on Saturday and Sunday, just as the Theodore Roosevelt strike group arrived in the South China Sea, several days after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
China to Hold Military Exercises in South China Sea
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