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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Taiwan Strait, Taipei Says

Taiwan’s defense ministry said it tracked the carrier closely as five Chinese aircraft and 12 vessels operated around the island.

TAIPEI: The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday (Apr 20), the Taiwanese defence ministry said, in the first transit of the sensitive waterway by such a vessel since late last year.Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, reports almost daily Chinese military activ

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The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning crossed Taiwan Strait this Monday, reviving military tensions in Asia-Pacific against the backdrop of international naval exercises, led by the United States and involving 17,000...

In a new episode that puts the spotlight back on China's naval activity in the region, the Lioning (CV-16) carrier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) Navy was detected crossing the Taiwan Strait, as confirmed by the island's Ministry of Defense, which claimed to have monitored the [...] The entry The Lioning carrier of the Chinese Navy again made a new deployment in the Taiwan Strait appears first in the Military Zone.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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