3 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time  Newsday

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3 h. ago Satellites Spot China's Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier at Sea

Satellites Spot China's Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier at Sea  Newsweek

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5 h. ago China’s newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait for final tests

China’s newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait for final tests  Al Jazeera

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5 h. ago Japan’s navy spots newest Chinese aircraft carrier sailing for first time in East China Sea

Japan’s navy spots newest Chinese aircraft carrier sailing for first time in East China Sea  Stars and Stripes

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6 h. ago New China Aircraft Carrier Fujian Passes Through Taiwan Strait

New China Aircraft Carrier Fujian Passes Through Taiwan Strait  JAPAN Forward

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7 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait into South China Sea

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait into South China Sea  Reuters

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10 h. ago PLA aircraft carrier the Fujian heads to South China Sea via Taiwan Strait

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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10 h. ago PLA warship the Fujian heads to South China Sea. Is it about to enter service?

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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11 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait  Reuters

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22 h. ago China’s Fujian carrier leaves port, adding to signs it will soon enter service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has left its shipyard again, according to images from Chinese social media, adding to speculation that it will soon enter military service. On Wednesday afternoon, photos and videos posted on social media platforms showed the Fujian starting its engines and emitting thick smoke before slowly departing from the Changxing Island dock at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Previously, the ship underwent three months of maintenance. State media reported...

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2 w. ago All Signs Point To China Launching New ‘Fujian’ Aircraft Carrier Soon

All Signs Point To China Launching New ‘Fujian’ Aircraft Carrier Soon  National Security Journal

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2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier may join service next month, CCTV video suggests

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, could be officially commissioned as early as wartime anniversaries next month, a video by state broadcaster CCTV suggests. The video released on Saturday sought to draw a parallel between the Japanese naval incursions 88 years ago and the Fujian’s readiness to enter service, linking it with the memory of the Japanese invasion. China will be marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression with a military parade on...

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3 w. ago Why are 7 large mainland Chinese cargo ships sailing in the Taiwan Strait?

A fleet of large civilian cargo ships has sailed through the Taiwan Strait since heading south from the Bohai Sea off northern mainland China, prompting speculation about a possible joint amphibious landing drill with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The seven ro-ro, or “roll-on/roll-off” ships, with the Yantai-based Bohai Ferry Company in Shandong province, have deviated from their normal shipping routes in the Bohai Sea, according to Maritime Optima, a live ship tracker. As of Thursday, two...

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