China news: Japan and US begin major military exercise as tensions with Beijing soar News


Source: express.co.uk express.co.uk

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politics The Keen Sword exercise is the first big drill since Yoshihide Suga became Japan's prime minister last month and vowed to continue a military build-up aimed at countering China, which claims Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea. The drills come against a backdrop of growing concern about a surge in Chinese naval activity around the disputed islands in the East China Sea that Tokyo claims as the Senkaku and Beijing claims as Diaoyu. Related articles WW3: China and Russia hint at new MOST POWERFUL military alliance EVER Donald Trump mobilises coastguard fleet to clamp down on China The...