Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Sails Through Taiwan Strait
- Shandong is China’s first domestically made aircraft carrier
- Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 11
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China’s first domestically made aircraft carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, weeks ahead of the island’s presidential elections.
The incident was announced by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense on its website. It was the second time Beijing had sent the carrier through the strait and called last month’s maneuver routine training, AFP reported.