China's navy extends its combat reach to the Indian Ocean
Publisher: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Operational readiness; Sea-power; Strategic aspects; Operational readiness (Military science); Strategic aspects of individual places; China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. Hai jun; China
Description: In early 2014, a Chinese surface action group carried out a sophisticated training exercise spanning the South China Sea (SCS), eastern Indian Ocean, and Philippine Sea. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy used the 23-day deployment to improve operational proficiencies for antisubmarine warfare, air defense, electronic warfare, and expeditionary logistics; train to seize disputed islands and reefs in the SCS; enhance its ability to conduct integrated and multi-disciplinary operations; and demonstrate to the Indo-Pacific region that China's combat reach now extends to the eastern Indian Ocean.
Notes: "March 14, 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-17).

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