The exercises come amid tensions between China and the US over a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.

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China began military exercises on Friday in the areas of the South China Sea, which will last two days, the Asian giant's Maritime Security Administration reported.

The trials will take place in the waters west of the Qiongzhou Strait off Hainan Island and Guangdong Province.

Likewise, said authorities warned that the passage of any vessel that is not associated with these activities is prohibited.

The exercises come amid tensions between China and the US over the possible visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan and the growing presence of US military forces in the Indo-Indonesia region. Peaceful.

This Wednesday, Beijing expressed concern about the militarization of the South China Sea by the US. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian recalled that US forces have previously sent aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the area in more once, building multiple military bases in that area, and assured that Washington brings non-regional allies to these destabilizing activities.

Meanwhile, sources consulted by NBC announced that Pelosi will lead an official delegation from the US Congress to Asia this Friday, but it is not yet clear if she will visit Taipei.

(Taken from Russia Today)