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- United States had withdrawn the invitation to Chinese navy to participate in 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise.
- The withdrawal was in response to China’s continued illegal militarisation of islands in the disputed South China Sea.
- RIMPAC 2019 is the 26th exercise of its type, after first being held in 1971.
- The RIMPAC is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. It is held biennially near Honolulu, Hawaii (US) during June and July of even-numbered years.
- It is hosted and administered by the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet (headquartered at Pearl Harbor).
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