PLAN Exercises in South China Sea Signal Escalation Posture
PLA Navy has commenced live-fire exercises across contested maritime corridors — a direct signal to U.S. carrier group deployments in the region.
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The People’s Liberation Army Navy commenced a five-day live-fire exercise across the Spratly Islands corridor on June 3, 2024, deploying three surface action groups and two submarine hunter assets. The exercise timing — coinciding with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group transit — represents a calibrated escalation signal.
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