July 18, 2008

China holds secret military exercises along ballistic missile submarine route

China closed off areas of the Bohai Sea for unspecified military activities between July 2 and 4, according to U.S. officials. The PRC Maritime Safety Administration of Liaoning Province issued a navigational warning June 30 about military exercises to be conducted in the Bohai Sea.    (FULL STORY)
Photo of an exercise aimed to test the ability of China's emergency agencies to protect the ocean environment, in the Bohai Sea off the Qinhuangdao coast, North China's Hebei Province, on June 5.

Internal threats given upgraded priority with training of PLA commanders

Maintaining socio-political stability and handling “accidents” — a euphemism for unexpected incidents such as riots and disturbances — have officially become key tasks of the 2.4-million strong People’s Liberation Army. This was made clear in a national training conference for PLA commanders in Beijing just weeks before the start of the games. (FULL STORY)
Paramilitary police officers demonstrate their fighting skills in an exercise in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on July 13.   AP
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