Wednesday, March 21, 2018

China Sends Its Aircraft Carrier Through The Taiwan Strait

Taiwan’s defence ministry said the carrier group, led by China’s sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, entered the waterway late on Tuesday. (File Photo)

Indian Express/Reuters: Taiwan shadows China carrier group after Xi Jinping’s warning against separatism

Taiwan's defence ministry said the carrier group, led by China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, entered the waterway late on Tuesday but kept on its western side.

Taiwan has sent ships and aircraft to shadow a Chinese aircraft carrier group through the narrow Taiwan Strait, its defence ministry said on Wednesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his strongest warning against Taiwan separatism to date. China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory and considers the self-ruled island a wayward province, which Xi said on Tuesday would face the “punishment of history” for any attempt at separatism.

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WNU Editor: Chinese President Xi makes his big speech directed at Taiwan .... Chinese Nationalism On Full Display With Chinese President Xi Jinping's Closing Speech At The National People's Congress (March 20, 2018) ....  24 hours later we have this aircraft carrier showing up.

More News On China Sending Its Aircraft Carrier Through The Taiwan Strait

China's aircraft carrier sails past Taiwan as tensions rise -- AFP
China dispatches aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait after warning by Xi: report -- The Japan Times
Taiwan Military Tails Chinese Aircraft Carrier -- Wall Street Journal
US affirms Taiwan support after Chinese carrier enters Taiwan Strait -- Financial Times

3 comments:

jimbrown said...

Im having winter olympics deja vu.

jac said...

Big speech from China and little more than sending a symbolic aircraft carrier as a "military pressure". There is already the highest rank of American administration in Taiwan today and followed by a loud silence of China. One thing is to bark, an other one is to act.

Anonymous said...

Plus that aircraft carrier is an embarrassment. ..look at how outdated it is. Bought from Ukraine, I think. ..