BEIJING (AP) — China’s military says its first aircraft carrier group has carried out a series of fighter launch, recovery and air combat exercises in the Yellow Sea ahead of a scheduled voyage farther afield.
The Defense Ministry announced late Friday that the Liaoning carrier group conducted the drills in the Yellow Sea in recent days, adding that the group “as a next step will conduct scheduled cross-sea training and tests.” The ministry did not specify its destination, but its “cross-sea” wording has prompted speculation in the Chinese media that the warships could soon sail to the contested South China Sea.
The …read more
Source: KXAN
