TOKYO -- U.S. forces staged a rare military exercise near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, going a step beyond its usual activity by airdropping supplies into waters near the islets in an apparent warning to China over recent incursions.
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US airdropped supplies near Senkakus in China-conscious drill
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China, which claims the Senkaku Islands, has made repeated maritime incursions in the area. © Kyodo
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