China Warplanes Simulated Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Defense Analysts Say


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'Lord of the Rings' Pulled From China Theaters, Replaced by Propaganda The near-daily flights concentrated around the southwest of the ADIZ—near the Bashi Channel and the entrance to the South China Sea—escalated further on Monday when 14 J-16 fighters and four H-6K heavy bombers were among 25 PLA aircraft to breach the zone between Taiwan proper and its outlying Pratas Island, also called Dongsha. The operation, which was the largest single-day incursion since records began, marked the 10th consecutive day of Chinese aircraft forays into the ADIZ, and brought the April total to 76 aircraft at the time of publication....