On Friday, US Senator Marsha Blackburn visited Taipei and called on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
The report on the aircraft carrier conducting combat drills came as a number of US lawmakers have started visiting Taiwan after the high-stakes trip by Pelosi.
AIRCRAFT CARRIER BATTLE GROUP FULL
Shandong’s drills in the South China Sea with full complement of its combat group comes at a time when China has ratcheted its military drills near Taiwan after the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-level visit by a US official in 25 years, sparking off tensions in the region. Generally speaking, a nuclear-powered attack submarine would also be part of an aircraft carrier group, the report quoted a defence expert as saying. Shandong conducted realistic combat-oriented exercises in an undisclosed area in the South China Sea in early autumn to comprehensively test the force’s combat capabilities, the report said, quoted a PLA South Sea Fleet press note released on Wednesday.ĭuring the drills, the Shandong hosted take-off and landing operations of J-15 carrier-based fighter jets, and practised replenishment-at-sea operations, the press note said.Ī video attached to the press note showed that the aircraft carrier manoeuvred in a combat group featuring a Type 055 large destroyer, a Type 052D destroyer, a Type 054A frigate and a Type 901 comprehensive supply ship. The Shandong - the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s second aircraft carrier and the first domestically built - recently held comprehensive drills in the South China Sea in a group consisting of full combat elements, which analysts said showed that the carrier is becoming ready for far sea operations, state-run Global Times reported on Friday. 1, originally was slated to head to the Middle East.Beijing, Aug 26 (PTI) A Chinese aircraft carrier, which raised eyebrows by undergoing overhaul and upgrades just over two years after its launch, held combat drills in the South China Sea with its full battle group, consisting of a flotilla of naval ships, including a nuclear submarine, as Beijing ratcheted tensions over Taiwan. 6th Fleet as Russia amassed 200,000 troops and advanced weaponry along the eastern, northern and southern borders of Ukraine. In December, Austin ordered the Norfolk, Va.-based Truman to remain with U.S. “Clearly, no matter how this war ends, no matter when it ends, the security environment in Europe is going to be different, and we're going to have to respond to that,” Kirby said. military posture in Europe in consultation with NATO allies and partners. Kirby also warned that officials likely will soon consider long-term changes to U.S. “What we're trying to be careful of is sort of our hard ending dates on these temporary deployments, because we want to be able to monitor the situation on the ground and make the best and most flexible decisions in real time,” Kirby said. The decision to end deployments or potentially to start rotations would be influenced by factors related to Russia’s war on Ukraine, including protection of NATO’s eastern flank and the confidence level of partners and allies in their own defensive capabilities, Kirby said.
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