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China voices concern over S. Korea-U.S. naval drill
By Kim Young-gyo
HONG KONG, June 28 (Yonhap) -- China is concerned about a planned South Korea-U.S. naval exercise on the West Sea as it may pose a threat to Beijing's defense, a Chinese newspaper reported Monday.
Seoul and Washington have announced they will stage the joint anti-submarine exercise in early July in waters off South Korea's west coast amid a tense showdown with North Korea over the sinking of a warship from the South. | | Data picture |
South Korea and the U.S. accused North Korea of sinking the 1,200-ton corvette Cheonan with a torpedo near the inter-Korean maritime border on the West Sea on March 26, killing 46 sailors on board. They are pushing for U.N. sanctions against the communist country, which denies responsibility for the sinking,
"(The joint drill) would risk challenging China's strategic bottom line and its coastal defense," the English-language Global Times said, quoting Chinese military strategists.
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