Quote Originally Posted by Maeda Toshiie View Post
A thought just struck me. Suppose the PLAN decides to hold a live firing exercise in the waters and there is a Freedom of Navigation cruise cutting across it.

1. How would the USN react?

2. Suppose the cruise continues and a live round hits a USN DDG , what would be the response?
The exercise area is well away from the disputed area and nowhere near where the US FONOPS have been taking place.