BEIJING: China’s sole aircraft carrier has led a flotilla of naval vessels in a “live combat drill” in the East China Sea (also known as Sea of Japan), state media reported on Tuesday, the latest show of force by Beijing’s burgeoning navy.

The official Xinhua news agency said the vessels “took part in anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare training” with a simulated “opposing force.”

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