On, July 3, the US military just set a recent record for reconnaissance in the #SouthChinaSea today. A total of 6 large reconnaissance aircraft including 4 P-8As, 1 EP-3E and 1 RC-135W, plus 2 refuelling tankers. Maybe there were more which could not be seen with open source.
Meanwhile, US Navy also deployed two surveillance ships, USNS Effective & USNS Impeccable, to the southeast of the #ParacelIslands, to monitor PLA& #39;s military exercise.