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China criticizes upcoming U.S.-S.Korean naval drills

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China strongly opposes any foreign states' military maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said citing the upcoming U.S.-South Korean naval drills in the Yellow Sea.

China strongly opposes any foreign states' military maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said citing the upcoming U.S.-South Korean naval drills in the Yellow Sea.

"China's position on these issues remains clear and unchanged. We are against the military activity of any sides in China's exclusive economic zone without the country's approval," Hong said.

A U.S. naval task force led by the George Washington nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will join South Korean warships in naval exercises on November 28-December 1.

The drills will be held in the wake of a recent military clash between North Korea and South Korea. The South claimed it returned fire after the North opened artillery fire on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, killing at least two South Korean marines and two civilians. Sixteen others were injured, along with three civilians.

North Korea later blamed the South for causing the incident.

The USS George Washington, which carries 75 combat aircraft and a crew of over 6,000, has already left its naval base in Yokosuka, Japan.

BEIJING, November 26 (RIA Novosti) 

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