US EditionChina’s newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time
- On September 12, 2025, China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, passed through the Taiwan Strait as it headed toward the South China Sea for scientific research trials and training exercises.
- The sailing followed routine cross-regional trials and training exercises that are part of the Fujian's ongoing sea trials after its 2022 unveiling.
- The Fujian surpasses China's earlier carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong, in both size and technological sophistication.
- A spokesman for China’s navy, Leng Guowei, explained that the operation involved standard testing and drills related to the aircraft carrier's development, stressing that the activities were not aimed at any particular location or target.
- This deployment illustrates China's expanded naval capabilities in the Pacific and its continued military presence near Taiwan amid regional tensions with neighboring states.
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China's newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait ahead of possible commissioning
China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait and into the South China Sea - both highly sensitive waterways - as part of its sea trials and possibly ahead of its formal entry into service.
China's Newest Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait for the First Time
China's newest aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the navy said. The body of water separates China from Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its control.
China's largest aircraft carrier, Fujian, has driven through the road from Taiwan. This was merely a test, the Chinese Navy emphasizes. The aircraft carrier's journey had "no specific destination."
China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time
The Navy said the carrier's activities were not targeting anyone else. A social media account affiliated with state media quoted an expert saying the Taiwan Strait was the normal and most reasonable and efficient route for the carrier to reach the South China Sea
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