Chinese Maritime Bureau (msa.gov.cn) today notified the military 24/9 will hold live-fire drills in the area of large-scale southeast of Hainan Island and extends the range exercises until the area near the Paracels

According to this notification, the rehearsal period will extend from 0 hour to 24 hour days 30/09 24.09. Scope of live fire exercises in the area within 7 coordinates: 18.07N / 110.40E; 18.21N / 111.50E, 17.17N / 112.06E; 16.46N / 111.15E; 17.05N / 110.37E; 17.23N / 110.42.0E and 17.43,2N / 110.35,3E.

Notification also bans the boats in the area live-fire exercises.

This is the live-fire drills latest in a series of live-fire exercises with China in recent years in waters disputed with its neighbors in the South China Sea and East China. The move was made ​​in the context of China to consolidate military power and deployment skills directive for troops fighting the Chinese President Xi Jinping.