Taiwan tensions rise as China sails massive new Fujian aircraft carrier through contested strait
A globe is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration from August 6, 2022. — Reuters pic
Friday, 12 Sep 2025 10:02 AM MYT
BEIJING, Sept 12 — The Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait and into the South China Sea as part of sea trials, the Chinese navy said on Friday, two extremely sensitive waterways.
The carrier, first unveiled in 2022, began sea trials last year and has yet to formally enter service.
“Our country’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently transited the Taiwan Strait en route to relevant waters in the South China Sea to conduct scientific research trials and training missions,” China’s navy said.
“This cross-regional trial and training exercise for the Fujian is a routine arrangement in the carrier’s construction process and is not directed at any specific target,” it added.
Japan’s defence ministry said late on Thursday that the Fujian had entered the East China Sea, sailing southwest toward Taiwan, accompanied by two Chinese missile destroyers.
Taiwan’s defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China has over the past five years or so stepped up its military presence around Taiwan, including staging war games, to assert its sovereignty claims.
Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty, saying only the island’s people can decide their future.
China considers the Taiwan Strait to be its territorial waters. Taiwan, the United States and many of its allies say it is an international waterway.
The South China Sea, most of which China claims in dispute with countries including the Philippines and Vietnam, has been another site of increased Chinese military activity.
The Fujian, designed and built domestically, is larger and more advanced than the Shandong, commissioned in late 2019, and the Liaoning, which China bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998. — Reuters
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Japan, once possessing several aircraft carriers which had planes attacking Pearl Harbour, would be happier if China has only tongkangs
One of the best decisions that Trump made on Taiwan during his 1st round as President was to approve sale to Taiwan of truck-mounted Harpoon missile systems.
ReplyDeleteThese truck systems could be hidden in any one of thousands of natural or man-made caves in Taiwan's mountainous Western shore facing the Taiwan Straits.
And deadly to hostile shipping trying to invade.
Harpoons do not have huge warheads, and unlikely to sink a large warship on its own . but plenty enough to stop a ship from carrying out it's mission. And the truck mounted systems are highly mobile and can easily hide.
War strategies have changed significsntly. Yet, there r still blind followers of the archaic shore landing attacks.
Deletewakakakaka… against the massive volley of drone bombings, follow by multiple platoons of armed robotic dogs?
Sleep tight with yr 台毒 wet dream of no brainer, mfer.
Wakaka..
DeleteCCP farts and wet dreams .
The reality exposed in the Russian war in Ukraine.
Drones cannot take and hold territory.
Obvious Drones are useless against caves.
Robots cannot take and hold territory, not anytime soon.
wakakakaka… mfer dont wake up, keep tight in yr wet dream.
DeleteOtherwise, a knotted undies would do u any good when reality hits!