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China's MoD says recent drills don't target any country

27 August 2020 12:32 (UTC +04:00)

The Chinese Defence Ministry stated on Thursday that its recent drills don't target any country, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Over the course of August, China has conducted a series of drills in the South China Sea region. Most recently, the country fired two missiles into the South China Sea in an act of "warning" to the United States after a US spy plane trespassed into it army's no-fly airspace.

Prior to the launch, the Chinese Defence Ministry said that a US U-2 reconnaissance aircraft entered restricted airspace where the Chinese Army fired live ammunition.

The intrusion purportedly disrupted a regular military exercise and violated the international norms of the safe sea and air conduct.