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An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s navy said on Monday, after Taiwan mobilised its forces to monitor the convoy. The Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait a day after a US warship passed through the same stretch of sea. China’s navy said the Shandong and its accompanying ships had “smoothly†travelled through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Sunday, heading for exercises in the South China Sea, where China has made extensive territorial claims in the disputed waters. The...
