HONG KONG, Dec 26 (SCMP):The recent voyage by the Chinese aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait was a normal scheduled operation and not a response to a US destroyer’s journey through the same waters, military analysts said.
The Shandong passed through the waters on Sunday, a day after the USS Mustin’s transit, but one observer said the logistical challenges of putting a carrier to sea meant it would be impossible to do so with just a day’s notice.
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