China has sent ships to Hawaii to take part in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military drills for the first time. RIMPAC, which began on June 26th, is the largest naval exercise in the world, with 25,000 personnel from 23 countries, including America, Australia, India, Indonesia and South Korea. The Chinese sent a destroyer, a frigate and a supply ship (pictured) along with a hospital ship and 1,100 men. America extended the invitation to participate before recent confrontations between China and its neighbours in the South and East China Seas. Though RIMPAC will not solve today’s tensions, it is part of an attempt to improve communication between regional armed forces. It also gives American officers a rare chance to have a peek at some Chinese kit.
from The Economist: China http://ift.tt/1qeGZc6
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