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China bans vessels’ entry during training in disputed part of South China Sea
China will conduct military training in the South China Sea from July 29 to August 2 covering a large area including the Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank, its Maritime Safety Administration said on Friday.
Vessels are banned from entering the area during the training, it said in a notice.
China claims most of the energy-rich waters of the South China Sea. The Paracel Islands, consists of 30 islands, is occupied by China, but also claimed partly by Vietnam and Taiwan.
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The Macclesfield Bank, an entirely underwater atoll of reefs and shoals east of Paracels, is administered by China’s Sansha town but also claimed by Taiwan.
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