Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout
Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout
Taiwan
China /  Military

China’s Shandong aircraft carrier crosses Taiwan Strait a day after USS Mustin

  • Military analysts say the timing was a coincidence because it is not possible to put a carrier to sea with only a day’s notice
  • Chinese ship is heading to South China Sea because it is too cold to fly near its home port

Topic |   Taiwan
Minnie Chan
Minnie Chan

Updated: 8:07pm, 23 Dec, 2020

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Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout
Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout
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