TAIPEI — The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday (May 27) accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan's defence ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. The ministry said the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, had sailed in a northerly direction around midday through the strait...
Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sails in Pacific Ocean waters, about 300 kms south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in this handout image taken by Japan Self-Defence Force on April 5, 2023 and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defence Ministry of Japan April 6, 2023.4:06 AM
The ministry said the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, had sailed in a northerly direction around midday through the strait sticking to its median line, which serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides. China's defence ministry did not answer calls seeking comment and the country's armed forces made no mention of the sailing on their official social media channels.
In March of last year, the Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just hours before the Chinese and US presidents were due to talk.
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