Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday, as it’s honed its military capacity unsettles some regional neighbours.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said its Liaoning and Shandong carrier formations “recently… completed combat training on the high seas and returned to their home ports safely”.
The mission was “routine training organised in accordance with annual plans”, the military said on an official social media account without disclosing the dates or precise locations of the manoeuvres.
The carriers conducted joint combat and systems training as well as reconnaissance, early warning, anti-strike, sea assault, air defence and night flight training, the PLA said.
