Source: China – South China Morning PostChina’s navy is pushing past the strategic island chains that for decades have marked defensive boundaries for the United States and its allies in the Western Pacific.
The deployment of two Chinese aircraft carrier groups in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean since late May has underscored a critical advance in Beijing’s ambitions to become a blue-water navy by 2035.
The Liaoning and Shandong have been on a routine training exercise to test their “far-sea defences and joint operational…Read More