{"id":14902,"date":"2014-06-13T22:09:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=14902"},"modified":"2014-06-13T22:09:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:09:34","slug":"china-joins-us-led-military-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/13\/china-joins-us-led-military-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"China joins US-led military drill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — Amid ongoing maritime disputes, China will be joining the world’s largest naval exercises hosted by the United States in waters near Hawaii.<\/p>\n

A Chinese naval squadron was reported to have left the Chinese port last week to join in the Rim of the Pacific exercises, the first time in China’s history.<\/p>\n

China has sent troops to serve as military observes in 1998 but it has never dispatched ships to join the actual exercises.<\/p>\n

Despite the ongoing “mutual distrust” among the two countries, China’s move is seen to ease the tensions in China’s maritime disputes against neighboring countries including the Philippines.<\/p>\n

“It’s also a new development in exploring ways of strengthening friendly relations with countries of the South Pacific through public diplomacy,” Deputy Chief of Staff Hong Xumeng was quoted as saying in a Philippine Star report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The same statement by Hong also confirmed that the squadron carries\u00a01,100 officers and sailors, including a commando unit and diving team, along with two helicopters.<\/span><\/p>\n

The squadron, which departed last Monday, includes a\u00a0destroyer Haikou, missile frigate Yueyang, the oiler Yueyang, and hospital ship Peace Ark.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exercises, which is held every other year and is dubbed as the world’s largest maritime exercise, will start on June 26 to August 1 and will be participated in by 23 countries.<\/p>\n

With reports from Philippine Star<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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