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Amid Tensions In The South China Sea. China On Monday Dispatched Four Navy Ships, Two Helicopters And 1100 Military Personnel To Take Part, For The First Time, In The US / Led Biennial, International Maritime Exercise Known As Rim Of The Pacific, Or RIMPAC. The Five-Week Exercise, Beginning June 26th, Around The Hawaiian Islands, Will Involve 23 Nations. 47 Ships. More Than 200 Aircraft And 25,000 Personnel, A Chinese Military Commentator Told The State-Run Global Times China's Participation Shows Its Confidence In Its Naval Capability And Increasing Transparency In Its Military Buildup. A Shanghai University Military Expert Says It Also Shows A New Maturity In China's Foreign Relations By Working With Other Countries With Which It May Have Disagreements. Carl Baker, Director Of Programs At The Hawaii-Based Pacific Forum Security Think-Tank, Told VOA's Victor Beattie The Exercises Put Chinese Forces Alongside Some Traditional Rivals .... (Q&A Beattie / Baker) East-West Center Senior Denny Roy Was Not Surprised It Took China Two Years From Receiving The Invitation To Announcing Its Participation ... (Q&A Beattie / Roy)

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