JAKARTA - The Chinese military held a large-scale military exercise at the site where rocket debris fell in the Yellow Sea, starting Friday, July 9 morning. The drills, which will last until Tuesday afternoon next week, are located in an area of water stretching from Rongcheng City in Shandong Province to Lianyungang City in Jiangsu Province.
For the sake of mutual security, other ships are not allowed to pass through the territorial waters, said the Qingdao Sea Security Agency (Bakamla), Shandong Province in a notification letter. However, the letter did not explain further about military activities there.
The same announcement was also issued by Bakamla Lianyungang since last Tuesday, July 6, but was withdrawn on the same day.
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On Monday, a notification letter issued by Bakamla Lianyungang said the rocket debris was expected to fall in the waters of the Yellow Sea on Friday between 12.00 and 24.00.
Based on this estimate, the local Bakamla did not allow civilian ships to pass through the area.
Unfortunately, it is not known for certain whether the military exercise is related to the fall of rocket debris or not.
The Yellow Sea separates mainland China from the Korean Peninsula which covers an area of 146,719 square miles.
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