Japan Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets And Dispatched Warships Over The Past Two Weeks To Monitor China's Liaoning Carrier Strike Group In The Pacific

Reuters: Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations 

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific. 

Japan monitored the operations after the Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima island into the Western Pacific from the East China Sea on Dec. 16, Japan's Ministry of Defence said in a press release.

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Update: Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Now in East China Sea, PLA Drones Operating Near Japan (USNI News)  

WNU Editor: China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships have been conducting naval and flight operations in the West Pacific for the past few weeks .... Aircraft carrier Liaoning hosts fighter jet drills in West Pacific (Global Times). Even passing by Guam a few days ago .... In A Warning To The U.S. Over Taiwan, China Sails An Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Near Guam (December 30, 2022).