ExercisesGeopoliticsProtected Chinese navy’s South China Sea drills By ANI - January 19, 2023 0 421 Shandong, China's newest carrier The Chinese navy has carried out a series of “confrontational drills” in the South China Sea, state media has reported, after a United States aircraft carrier group began operating in the contested waterway, Al Jazeera reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)