Ministry of National Defense Releases Photos Monitoring Chinese Liaoning Carrier Passing Through Taiwan Strait, Aircraft Visible on Deck
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced today that China's aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through the Taiwan Strait, with the military closely monitoring the situation. Released photos clearly show carrier-based aircraft on the deck.
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(Central News Agency, Wu Shiyun, Taipei, April 20) The Ministry of National Defense stated this afternoon that the Chinese People's Liberation Army's aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through the Taiwan Strait today, and the national military is closely monitoring it. According to surveillance photos released by the Ministry of National Defense, carrier-based fighter jets and helicopters can be clearly seen on the flight deck of the Liaoning.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stated that yesterday, the theater organized the 133rd ship formation to pass through the Hengdang Strait in the Ryukyu Islands and proceed to the West Pacific waters for training exercises, "testing the troops' long-range combat capabilities."
The Ministry of National Defense released a surveillance photo of the Liaoning this afternoon, stating that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) passed through the Taiwan Strait today, and the national military is closely monitoring it.
According to the surveillance photos, several carrier-based aircraft and helicopters can be clearly seen on the flight deck of the Liaoning, with the hull number "16" clearly visible.
The Liaoning's predecessor was the Varyag, an aircraft carrier under construction during the Soviet era. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, which had management rights, was unable to complete the Varyag. After removing various instruments from the ship, they sold it to a Chinese military-related enterprise under the guise of scrap. The vessel was towed to Dalian, China, where China spent several years refitting it before it entered service in 2012. (Editor: Lin Keren) 1150420
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(Central News Agency, Wu Shiyun, Taipei, April 20) The Ministry of National Defense stated this afternoon that the Chinese People's Liberation Army's aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through the Taiwan Strait today, and the national military is closely monitoring it. According to surveillance photos released by the Ministry of National Defense, carrier-based fighter jets and helicopters can be clearly seen on the flight deck of the Liaoning.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stated that yesterday, the theater organized the 133rd ship formation to pass through the Hengdang Strait in the Ryukyu Islands and proceed to the West Pacific waters for training exercises, "testing the troops' long-range combat capabilities."
The Ministry of National Defense released a surveillance photo of the Liaoning this afternoon, stating that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) passed through the Taiwan Strait today, and the national military is closely monitoring it.
According to the surveillance photos, several carrier-based aircraft and helicopters can be clearly seen on the flight deck of the Liaoning, with the hull number "16" clearly visible.
The Liaoning's predecessor was the Varyag, an aircraft carrier under construction during the Soviet era. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, which had management rights, was unable to complete the Varyag. After removing various instruments from the ship, they sold it to a Chinese military-related enterprise under the guise of scrap. The vessel was towed to Dalian, China, where China spent several years refitting it before it entered service in 2012. (Editor: Lin Keren) 1150420
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