China's People's Liberation Army will conduct a four-day live-ammunition drill starting Thursday in the Bohai Sea off the coast of Haimao Island, Northeast China's Liaoning Province.
A Maritime Security Agency website notice said the area would be sealed off from 4pm on Thursday to 4pm on Monday 4 pm. The notice was published in English and Chinese.
Vessels will be prohibited from entering the 276.55-square-kilometer area designated for the "Bohai Sea gun firing," read the notice.