17 November 2020
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- US Bombers Enter Chinese Air Defence Zone as Beijing’s Navy Mounts Massive Exercises
US Bombers Enter Chinese Air Defence Zone as Beijing’s Navy Mounts Massive Exercises
The United States sent two long-range bombers into China’s air defence identification zone yesterday in an apparent show of force, as the Chinese navy conducted a series of simultaneous massive drills. The B1-B has the biggest payload of any bomber and is a departure from the fighter jets and spy planes the American forces have sent before on missions so close to the Chinese coast. John Bradford, a Senior Fellow specialising in maritime security issues at RSIS said that by holding four exercises at the same time, the Chinese navy was clearly showing its military readiness.
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Last updated on 19/11/2020
