Air force repels ‘surprise attack’
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CHINA’S air force has carried out exercises near the Korean Peninsula, practicing defense against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea.
An anti-aircraft defense battalion carried out the exercises early on Tuesday near the Bohai Bay, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea that separates China from the peninsula, official military website www.81.cn reported.
Troops traveled to the site from central China before immediately beginning drills to fend off the “surprise attack” simulating real battle, it said.
“The troops rapid response capabilities and actual combat levels have effectively been tested,” it said.
It was the first time certain weapons, which it did not identify, had been used to shoot down low-altitude targets coming over the sea, the website said.
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