Taiwan Deploys Navy And Air Force To Monitor Chinese Carrier Group Sailing Through The Taiwan Strait

The Shandong. CNA file photo courtesy of the China News Service 

Reuters: Taiwan sends ships, aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s navy and air force were deployed on Sunday as a Chinese aircraft carrier group led by the country’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, the day after a U.S. warship transited the same waterway. 

While it is not the first time China’s carriers have passed close to Taiwan, it comes at a time of heightened tension between Taipei and Beijing, which claims the democratically-ruled island as its territory. 

Taiwan has complained of repeated Chinese military activity, including China’s regular flying of air force aircraft near the island. China says such drills are aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty.

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