PLA Navy announces expanded operating theater via social media

The official Weibo micro blog page of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced this week that since 2012, the Miyakato Strait near Japan, and the Bashi Channel near Taiwan and the Philippines, have been designated as its proving grounds for routine drills and exercises.

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