China hones anti-submarine capabilities amid South China Sea tensions

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A Chinese national flag is seen behind a member of the Community Emergency Aid Team during the opening ceremony for its new district bureau, ahead of Chinese National Day in Hong Kong, China September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - China's military said it had recently held intensive anti-submarine exercises in the strategically important South China Sea as part of efforts to hone its capabilities amid rising maritime tensions with its neighbours and their allies. In an undisclosed area in the South China Sea, more than a dozen flights of anti-submarine patrol aircraft...