Title: China's navy extends its combat reach to the Indian Ocean
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.
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
Places: China, Indian Ocean