This Is How China Could Use Its 2 Aircraft Carriers To Cut Off Taiwan

Business Insider: China’s aircraft carriers tipped to team up to target foreign forces aiding Taiwan

* The Shandong is expected to operate alongside the Liaoning to form a dual-carrier battle group to cut off access to independence forces on the island
* Beijing considers Taiwan a wayward province that must be unified with the mainland by force, if necessary

China’s new aircraft carrier is likely to team up with its sister ship to form a dual-carrier battle group to cut off foreign military access to Taiwan during a war, according to a military magazine and defence specialists.

Instead of fighting alone, the Shandong, which was commissioned on Tuesday, would work with the Liaoning, a refitted Soviet Kuznetsov-class vessel, to create a more powerful combination to block US or Japanese vessels from reaching the island if they went to the aid independence-leaning forces on Taiwan, the Beijing-based Naval and Merchant Ships monthly magazine reported on Tuesday.

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WNU Editor: China's newest carrier the Shandong can carry 36 J-15 fighter jets and 40 aircraft in total.