Taiwan reported China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier group sailing to the island’s south. The sighting came hours after the Chinese military put out a video saying it was “prepared for battle.”
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it was “on alert” after a Chinese aircraft carrier was detected to the south of the island.
The incident comes three days after Taiwan’s president angered Beijing during a speech to mark the self-ruled island’s National Day.
China considers Taiwan as part of its territory and tensions between the two have spiked in recent years over the near-constant deployment of Chinese ships to waters near the island.
That jump ramp is very characteristic, that’s why I thought it might be a Kuznetsov relative.
I wonder if it also has the cruise missile battery built into the deck.