US accuses China of spying on military exercises
China is spying on US-led military exercises off the coast of Hawaii, the US Defence Department said. China was disinvited from the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise over the US' opposition to its militarisation in the South China Sea. As many as 25 countries, 45 surface ships and submarines and 25,000 personnel are scheduled to participate in the exercise.