Chinese aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait ahead of important talks

Chinese aircraft carrier. Photo: Popular Mechanic

The incident took place 12 hours before US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks.

Reuters news agency quoted a source familiar with the matter but declined to be named as saying that the Shandong aircraft carrier was sailing near Kinmen island, which is controlled by Taiwan (China), located directly opposite the city. Xiamen city of China.

“Around 10:30 a.m., the aircraft carrier CV-17 appeared about 30 nautical miles southwest of Kinmen and was photographed by a passenger on a civilian flight.” There are no planes on board.

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry issued a short statement confirming the move of the Shandong aircraft carrier but gave no further details other than saying that its force fully grasped what the Chinese ship and aircraft were carrying. work in this strait.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Shandong aircraft carrier has a regular training schedule. Shandong is China’s newest aircraft carrier, which entered service in 2019.

The source said that it is unusual for the Shandong aircraft carrier to move during the day because it used to carry out missions at night.

Hoai Linh