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China's Liaoning aircraft carrier is conducting drills this week with the country's newest frigate, the Type 054B, for the first time in the western Pacific near a remote Tokyo island, Japan's Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/27/japan/china-aircraft-carrier-western-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #aircraftcarriers #pla #sdf #defense
New Chinese frigate joins carrier strike group training in western Pacific for first time

China's dispatch of its Type 054B for its first far-seas training since entering service a year ago is a milestone in Beijing's push to punch further into the western Pacific.

The Japan Times
May 27 at 12:43amBuffer