11 h. ago Is China’s Fujian gearing up for a dual aircraft carrier exercise?

Two of China’s aircraft carriers, including its biggest and best, have docked at the same naval base near the Yellow Sea, raising suggestions that another dual-carrier exercise is on the horizon. Satellite images circulating on Chinese social media this week show the Fujian, which was officially commissioned last month, docked at a naval base in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province. In one of the images purportedly taken on Thursday, the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, docked...

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33 h. ago China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet

China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet  19FortyFive

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66 h. ago China delivery rider saves US$160,000 in 5 years to pay off debts, is dubbed ‘Order King’

A frugal food-delivery worker in China who has saved 1.12 million yuan (US$160,000) over the past five years has won admiration online. Zhang Xueqiang, 25, came to Shanghai to take up the delivery job with a major platform in 2020. His move came after a breakfast shop operated by him and his friend in his hometown of Zhangzhou, Fujian province, southeastern China, closed down, leaving him 50,000 yuan (US$7,000) in debt. At the end of November, Zhang released a video on social media showing that...

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3 d. ago PLA’s Fujian aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait as Taipei watches closely

The Fujian, mainland China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, has made its first transit of the Taiwan Strait since its commissioning, with Taipei keeping a close eye on its movements. Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that while the carrier, Beijing’s third, passed through the waterway, it appeared to be heading back to a Shanghai shipyard for repairs. The ministry also released a surveillance photograph of the Fujian, reportedly captured by F-16 fighter jets, showing no...

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3 d. ago China's newest carrier Fujian transited Taiwan Strait: Taipei

China's newest carrier Fujian transited Taiwan Strait: Taipei  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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3 d. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says

China's newest aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says  Reuters

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3 d. ago JINF Report: Evidence Points to China's First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

JINF Report: Evidence Points to China's First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier  JAPAN Forward

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3 d. ago Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait  Reuters

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9 d. ago US military sends show of strength to Japan as China’s navy, air drills continue

US bombers and stealth fighters took part in a joint military exercise with Japan on Wednesday while an American aircraft carrier arrived at a Japanese port on Thursday, in a show of force amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) and the US military conducted the exercise “amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan”, Tokyo’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. “Through this exercise, we confirmed the strong commitment of...

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9 d. ago US military sends show of support to Japan as China’s navy, air drills continue

US bombers and stealth fighters took part in a joint military exercise with Japan on Wednesday while an American aircraft carrier arrived at a Japanese port on Thursday, in a show of force amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) and the US military conducted the exercise “amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan”, Tokyo’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. “Through this exercise, we confirmed the strong commitment of...

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1 week ago China told Japan about air drills but not in enough detail to avoid danger, minister says

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi acknowledged that China had notified Japan in advance about drills involving the aircraft carrier Liaoning that led to a stand-off between warplanes from the two countries over the weekend. However, Koizumi told a press conference on Wednesday that the notification lacked detail about the scale and location of the exercise in the Pacific southeast of Okinawa’s main island and Beijing had not provided “notices to air missions”, a warning to ships and...

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1 week ago Why is China’s Liaoning carrier on a unique route amid Beijing

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has charted an unusual course towards Japan’s home islands following the mid-air stand-off between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa on the weekend, as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise. The PLA Navy carrier and three guided missile destroyers travelled northeast from their position near the Miyako Strait where the stand-off occurred, heading towards waters off Kyushu and the eastern side of Japan that faces the west Pacific...

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1 week ago Why is China piling on the pressure with increasing naval operations near Japan?

Chinese naval vessels have ramped up pass-through operations as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise. On Monday, a Chinese naval Type 054 destroyer sailed southeastward between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island, heading towards the Pacific Ocean, while another travelled eastward through the Osumi Strait, Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The operations came shortly after the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning charted an unusual course towards Japan’s home islands following...

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1 week ago Why is China piling on the pressure on Japan with increasing naval operations?

Chinese naval vessels have intensified pass-through operations as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise. Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that a PLA Navy Type 054 destroyer had sailed southeastwards between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island, heading towards the Pacific Ocean, while another travelled eastwards through the Osumi Strait. The operations on Monday came shortly after the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning charted an unusual course towards Japan’s main islands...

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1 week ago Japan keeps tabs on 4 Chinese navy ships near Okinawa after weekend stand

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier continued its military drill in waters near Japan’s Okinawa on Sunday, Tokyo said, after a rare military stand-off between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets the previous day. The Liaoning and three guided missile destroyers were sailing northeast in the waters between Okinawa and Minami-Daito islands, and in waters around 190km east of Kikai Island, Japan’s defence ministry said on Sunday night. Furthermore, around 50 take-offs and landings by carrier-based...

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1 week ago China Could Sink a $13 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier with a $15 Million Missile

China Could Sink a $13 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier with a $15 Million Missile  19FortyFive

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1 week ago Tokyo accuses Chinese fighters of locking on Japanese jets northeast of Taiwan

A rare military confrontation occurred in the waters northeast of Taiwan near the Miyako Strait on Saturday when Japan claimed that Chinese naval fighters had conducted intermittent fire-control radar illumination – a tactical precursor to missile engagement – on its F-15J fighter jets. According to Japan’s Ministry of Defence, J-15 fighters launched from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier performed two separate instances of radar targeting. The first incident happened between 4.32pm and 4.35pm...

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2 w. ago Japan scrambles jets as China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Pacific

Japan scrambles jets as China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Pacific  Japan Today

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2 w. ago China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Pacific, Japan scrambles jets

China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Pacific, Japan scrambles jets  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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2 w. ago Investigations reveal combat stress a key factor in costly US Navy mishaps

New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly US Navy mishaps during a US-led campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels reveal that the most intense running sea battle that the military service has faced since World War II took a toll on ships and personnel. The four reports released on Thursday cover a “friendly fire” incident in December 2024 that saw the cruiser USS Gettysburg shoot at two fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, downing one, as well as...

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