Navy Official: China Training for ‘Short Sharp War’ with Japan Chinese marines assault a beach during the Mission Action 2013 exercise. Xinhua Photo China has long trained for an amphibious invasion of Taiwan during military exercises but has expanded its training to include a similar attack on Japanese holdings in the East China Sea, according the chief of intelligence of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (
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