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Chinese military holds amphibious landing drill close to Taiwan after US Senators visit
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Last Updated: Jun 10, 2021, 03:17 PM IST
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According to a statement by the Eastern Theatre Command of the People s Liberation Army, its 72nd Group Army carried out naval training that included transporting amphibious vehicles and conducting an assault landing in unspecified waters south of Fujian Province, which faces the self-ruled Taiwan island, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday.
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A U.S. military aircraft carrying a group of U.S. senators arrives at the Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, June 6, 2021
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