Chinese naval exercise flexes her muscles between Indonesia and Australia

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Originally Posted by mapuc

I could be wrong, but didn't Japan do the same thing before they attacked USA. Held many exercise near other countries.

Meaning countries which is nearby Japan.

That's hardly surprising. At the time, Japan owned or occupied most of the countries near Japan -- Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, about 50% of China proper.