China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills

China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills - CNA

DECEMBER 21, 20208:13 AMUPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

By Reuters Staff

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BEIJING (Reuters) – An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s navy said on Monday, after Taiwan mobilised its forces to monitor the trip.

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.

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