00:00The United States, Japan and South Korea are conducting new military drills in international waters near the Korean Peninsula, as
00:07tensions rise in East Asia from Beijing. UNOFOSI has the details.
00:14Greetings, comrades. I'm here in Beijing to report to you about the joint military exercise being conducted by the United
00:24States, South Korea and Japan this week in international waters south and east of Jeju Island.
00:32This is the fourth edition of Freedom Edge, which began in September the 7th and will run throughout September 11th.
00:42The drills include air, naval and cyber operations, as well as missile defense exercise.
00:51Six destroyers are taking part along with maritime patrol, aircraft and fighter jets.
00:57Pingyang has condemned the drills and warned that we will take countermeasures describing them as a threat to the security
01:07of the Korean Peninsula and in the region.
01:10This comes as North Korea continues to strengthen its military capabilities.
01:16The country recently commissioned its second destroyer, weighting around 5,000 tons, with the capacity to carry out missions related
01:29to its nuclear response.
01:31But regional tensions go beyond the Korean Peninsula.
01:37Beijing is also concerned about the growing military role of the United States and Japan in the region.
01:47Washington continues to supply weapons to Taiwan, while Tokyo is rapidly increasing its military spending and debating a revision of
01:58its pacifist constitution.
02:00Taiwan is part of China and United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 adopted in 1971 recognized the People's Republic of
02:15China as the sole legitimate representative of China at the United Nations.
02:20From Beijing, we will continue to follow the developments closely.
02:26Keep following us and we go back now to the studios.
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