China says to go ahead with Pacific naval drills
Helicopters accompany the Chinese Jiangwei II naval frigate ''Mianyang'' during an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province April 23, 2009.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said Wednesday it will go ahead with naval exercises in the western Pacific this month, an announcement that came a week after Washington reinforced its Asia-Pacific footprint with plans to operate 2,500 U.S. Marines out of northern Australia.
Credit: Reuters/Guang Niu/Pool
BEIJING
Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:07am EST
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