Source: China – South China Morning PostBeijing sailed its aircraft carrier Shandong through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The transit, which came just hours before the Chinese and US presidents were due to talk, also saw the Shandong being shadowed by a US destroyer, the source said.Beijing claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has over the past two years stepped up military activity near the island to assert sovereignty claims, alarming both…Read More