A Chinese fleet participates in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercises with US warships in west Pacific Ocean, June 20, 2016.  (File photo: Xinhua)

China held a military exercise off its southeastern coast recently, the defense ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The drill, involving navy and air forces, was a routine one and staged according to the annual exercise plan of the People’s Liberation Army, said the statement.

(Compiled by Chen Lidan)