Amid tensions with US, China continues military drills in South China Sea region

As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea amid US military presence in the region, China launched two sets of military drills in waters off the country's east coast. Shanghai-based military expert Ni Lexiong was quoted as saying by South China Morning Post that the drills in the Bohai and Yellow seas had the practical purpose of simulating both wartime attack and defence, should there be a conflict to unify Taiwan by force. Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on Saturday reiterated their commitment to maintain a 'rules-based order' in the East and South China Seas.

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