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China launches military exercises in South China Sea as Biden visits Asia
Fox News ^ | May 20, 2022 | Julia Musto

Posted on 05/20/2022 4:23:32 PM PDT by McGruff

China is holding military exercises in the long-disputed South China Sea.

According to the Maritime Safety Administration office in Hainan, the drills began on Thursday and will continue through the beginning of next week.

Chinese media said the country also flew a pair of long-range nuclear-capable H-6 bombers through the area on Wednesday.

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1 posted on 05/20/2022 4:23:32 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Back to the 1950s when China shelled Quemy and Matsu during Eisenhower’s visit.


2 posted on 05/20/2022 4:45:57 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (http://montypython.50webs.com/scripts/Life_of_Brian/8.htm)
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To: McGruff

Did they bring the seagoing tugs with them? Lol.


3 posted on 05/20/2022 4:49:07 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

“Back to the 1950s when China shelled Quemy and Matsu during Eisenhower’s visit.”

They were a hot topic in the 1960 presidential debates between Kennedy and Nixon.


4 posted on 05/20/2022 6:22:37 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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