Japan, China at U.S.-led RIMPAC 2014

Japan, China at U.S.-led RIMPAC 2014

HONOLULU, United States - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata (C) and Zhao Xiaogang (R), drill director of the Chinese navy fleet, attend a press conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on June 30, 2014, during RIMPAC 2014, a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. It is the first time for China to participate in the exercise held every two years.

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