BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- As the island dispute between and escalates, South Korea plans to conduct the Dokdo defence exercise later this week.

The military exercise combines land, air and naval forces. It will be commanded by the South Korean navy’s first fleet commander. South Korean military will deploy more than 10 naval vessels, including frigates,destroyers, a P-3C patrol plane, and an F-15K air force fighter.

The military exercise aims to show South Korea’s military capability as well as prevent Japanese activists from landing on the islets. South Korea also announced the building of a second amphibious attack ship to match Japan’s self defense force. Meanwhile, the urged the two countries to stay calm, and will try to mediate the dispute at the upcoming summit in .

(Source: CNTV.cn)