SHANGHA – Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in…
SHANGHA – Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticized as amounting to "intimidation". J-15 fighters took off from China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on Friday for training in the area to the east of the Bashi Channel, which runs between Taiwan and the Philippines, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army reported on Saturday. Chinese destroyers carried out offensive and defensive drills to test their capabilities, the PLA Daily said. The Ministry of Defense also carried pictures of the exercises on its website on Saturday. China has been ramping up military displays in the area over the last week. On Wednesday, the navy carried out live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait in what state media said was a direct response to "provocations" by Taiwan.
