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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea holds rare air raid drill, but many citizens ignore it ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The government has reintroduced the drills into the annual Ulchi civil defence exercises, held alongside the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills to improve responses to a North Korean attack or other emergency. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea to hold first nationwide defence drills in 6 years amid North threats ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The drills are a key element of the annual Ulchi civil defence exercises, held alongside the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, to improve responses to a North Korean attack or other contingencies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia defence minister to travel to Philippines to observe drills ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Australia holds annual defence exercises in South East Asia, although it is the first amphibious exercise - the movement of ground and air forces from ship to shore - with the Philippines. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US trip pays off for Taiwan VP with China drills more 'thunder than rain' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China held exercises around Taiwan a day after Taiwan Vice President William Lai's return, but on a far lower scale than previous war games. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China offers to hold joint military drills with Philippines ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Beijing's offer to carry out joint military drills with the Philippines comes at a time of heightened tensions between the countries over what Manila describes as China's 'aggressive' activities in the South China Sea. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Air raid alert': Taiwan holds annual evacuation drill amid China tension ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China has been staging regular exercises around the island for the past three years, to pressure Taipei to accept Beijing's claim of sovereignty despite the island's strong rejections. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia moves site of Asean military drills away from South China Sea ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The non-combat drills for members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were originally set to take place in the southernmost waters of the South China Sea, which are also claimed by Beijing. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Korea's Yoon oversees major live-fire drills with US ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The drills are also being held to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the countries and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the South Korean military. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ North Korea criticises US, South Korea military drills as 'nuclear blackmail' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ US and South Korean forces have been staging an intensified series of annual springtime exercises since March, including air and sea drills involving a US aircraft carrier and heavy bombers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chinese warships return to West Pacific for live-fire drills ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 08:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China is modernising its military and its formidable missile forces and navy fleet, with new vessels such as cutting-edge cruisers, are posing a concern for the US and its allies. ]]></description>
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