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© Japanese Joint StaffChinese aircraft carrier Liaoning conducts air drills in the Philippine Sea
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning conducts air drills in the Philippine Sea - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.08.2022
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BEIJING, (Sputnik) - The Chinese navy and air force conducted a fresh round of military exercises off Taiwan on Tuesday aimed at honing their sea-and-air blockade and control capabilities.
The Eastern Theater Command said on social media that the drills involved a frigate, identified in its video as the Huanggang, as well as fighter jets, a tanker aircraft, an airborne radar system and an electronic-warfare aircraft.
The stated goal of the exercise is to train air combat, obtaining air supremacy, providing air support to naval forces, and to test "joint blockade and control capabilities in a complex electromagnetic setting."
Visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) and Taiwanese Parliament Vice Speaker Tsai Chi-chang (R) wave to journalists during her arrival at the Parliament in Taipei on August 3, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.08.2022
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