CHINESE ARMY UNVEILS NEW WEAPONS AFTER SOUTH CHINA SEA VERDICT

Chinese military has unveiled a range of new weapons, including long-range missiles, amid calls by its top officials to be combat-ready following a landmark verdict by a UN-backed tribunal that struck down China’s “historical rights” in the South China Sea. The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) which looks after the South China Sea front has unveiled a series of new weapons for sea and air combat during a visit by top military officers. The weapons were shown on state television in the wake of a landmark international tribunal rejecting Beijing’s claims to almost all of the South China Sea and upheld the claim of the Philippines.