The navy in #China said late on Monday that military exercises around #Taiwan will become more regular as a Chinese carrier group exercises near Taiwan. reuters.com/article/us-chi…
China’s navy said the carrier group, lead by the Liaoning, the country’s first aircraft carrier put into active service, was carrying out “routine” drills in the waters near Taiwan.
The aim is to “enhance its capability to safeguard national sovereignty, safety and development interests”, “Similar exercises will be conducted on a regular basis in the future,” the navy added, without elaborating.
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said it had a “full grasp” of the situation in the air and at sea surrounding Taiwan and that it was “appropriately handling” the matter.
@globaltimesnews noted the Nanchang, the first of a powerful new fleet of Type 055 destroyers that entered service last year, was part of the carrier group.
“The combination of aircraft carriers and Type 055 large destroyers will become a standard configuration of Chinese aircraft carrier task groups in the future,” it added. The Liaoning and its sister ship the Shandong have carried out drills or sailed near Taiwan before.
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