Chinese Aircraft Carrier

Chinese Aircraft Carrier

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this handout photo taken by Japan Self-Defense Forces and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on April 4, 2021. Photo: Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS/File Photo

Chinese carrier holds air drills as Tokyo, Beijing trade barbs

The encounters in waters close to Japan’s southwest island chain come after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned last month that Tokyo could respond to any Chinese military action against Taiwan...