For the first time, the Chinese Navy (PLAN) conducted dual-aircraft carrier operations in the sensitive areas of the South China Sea, over which it has disputes with its neighbours.
The exercise involved Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong and 11 more ships, with fighter jets, which shows China’s expanding air wing.
The third aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy is Fujian, revealed in 2022. It is not operational now and is presently undertaking...