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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

12 airports in eastern China affected by military drills for one month

(Want China Times) From July 20 to August 15, twelve airports in eastern China are being affected by military drills that will see a 25% reduction of flights.

The airports affected are Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Lianyungang Baitabu Airport, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Passen gers have been pre-warned of inevitable delays.

The People's Liberation Army started the drills codenamed Firepower 2014 Shandan on July 15 in Shandan county, Gansu province. One brigade taking part in the drills is an air defense unit stationed in Tibet. This is the first time the PLA has sent a brigade stationed in Tibet to conduct live ammunition maneuvers at low altitude.

Ten army brigades stationed in Nanjing, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chengdu and Jinan, and their long distance rockets, artillerymen, air defense units will move between six stations and operate under the complex electromagnetic environment around the clock for three months.

Source: Want China Times


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