2020/04/23
The Ministry of National Defense issued a press release stating that the "CCP Liaoning aircraft carrier formation of CCP ended its aviation training in the South China Sea and sailed through the Bass Strait again as it continued moving eastward." (23
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said today (23) that the CCP Liaoning aircraft carrier formation (CV-16) with its five escort forces (escort-542 / 598, destroyer 117/119, fast combat support ship-965) dipped into the South China Sea via the Bass Strait on the 12th of this month (4). After ending its navigation training in the South China Sea yesterday (22), it sailed again through the Bass Strait and continued moving eastward.
During this period, in addition to using joint intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems to monitor the entire process, the Armed Forces dispatched eight naval ships in our ADIZ for security, surveillance, and side protection mission to ensure national security and regional peace and stability.