--- description: China confirmed its attendance at the U.S.-hosted international naval exercises, RIMPAC, for the first time on Monday title: China to Attend U.S.-Hosted Naval Drill for First Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31546db6e15c0f85/698696b5810bbb0646c92143/rtr3qpyo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # China to Attend U.S.-Hosted Naval Drill for First Time by [Melissa Hellmann](/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2014 7:24 AM CUT  A Chinese navy vessel fires its cannon during a naval drill outside Shanghai in the East China Sea on May 24, 2014 A Chinese navy vessel fires its cannon during a naval drill outside Shanghai in the East China Sea on May 24, 2014China Daily Infor—REUTERS by [Melissa Hellmann](/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2014 7:24 AM CUT China [confirmed](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/09/us-china-usa-defence-idUSKBN0EK07820140609 "undefined") on Monday its attendance at the U.S.-hosted Rim of the Pacific international naval exercises (RIMPAC) for the first time. Beijing will send two warships, a supply ship, a hospital ship and two helicopters to the world’s largest maritime drill held in waters near the U.S. island of Guam later this month, reports Reuters. According to China’s official armed-forces newspaper, the _People’s Liberation Army Daily_, its navy will participate in exercises including diving drills, cannon firing and naval-security practices. Beijing’s decision to join RIMPAC comes amid rising tensions between the two superpowers, triggered by territorial disputes with regional U.S. allies, cyber-espionage allegations and a Pentagon report that estimated China’s military spending at nearly $150 billion last year. China’s Defense Ministry lambasted the Pentagon last week for warning that Beijing is boosting its military agenda. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/09/us-china-usa-defence-idUSKBN0EK07820140609 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2846631/china-to-attend-u-s-hosted-naval-drill-for-first-time/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2846631/china-to-attend-u-s-hosted-naval-drill-for-first-time/"},"headline":"China to Attend U.S.-Hosted Naval Drill for First Time","datePublished":"2014-06-09T07:24:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:17:21.506Z","description":"The move comes after the Pentagon released a controversial report detailing rocketing military spending by Beijing","url":"https://time.com/2846631/china-to-attend-u-s-hosted-naval-drill-for-first-time/","keywords":["China","U.S.","Pentagon"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31546db6e15c0f85/698696b5810bbb0646c92143/rtr3qpyo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Hellmann","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-hellmann/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31546db6e15c0f85/698696b5810bbb0646c92143/rtr3qpyo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Chinese navy vessel fires its cannon during the Joint Sea-2014 naval drill outside Shanghai on the East China Sea","caption":"A Chinese navy vessel fires its cannon during the Joint Sea-2014 naval drill outside Shanghai on the East China Sea","creditText":"China Daily Infor—REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2846631/china-to-attend-u-s-hosted-naval-drill-for-first-time/","name":"China to Attend U.S.-Hosted Naval Drill for First Time"}}]}] ```