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[global times report] according to taiwan’s china times news on september 18, taiwan’s defense department announced earlier today (18th) that the mainland’s liaoning aircraft carrier formation appeared in the northeastern waters of taiwan in the early hours of today (18th) and sailed towards japan’s yonaguni island.

liaoning ship data map from cctv military

according to reports, the taiwan defense department issued a press release at 7 a.m. on the 18th, stating that the liaoning aircraft carrier formation passed through the northeastern waters of taiwan at 1:30 a.m. today and sailed southeast of yonaguni island, japan. the taiwan defense department also claimed that during the liaoning's passage, the taiwan military "fully grasped the dynamics of the surrounding sea and airspace" and "closely monitored and monitored" and "dealt with it appropriately."

as of press time, the mainland has not released any information related to the liaoning aircraft carrier formation.

regarding the taiwan defense department's response of "full control and strict monitoring", some netizens on the island sarcastically said, "besides those old-fashioned eight words, what else can you say..." "full monitoring = watching the whole process!" "monitoring! that sounds so nice."

in recent days, taiwanese media have paid close attention to the pla's patrol operations around taiwan island. regarding the pla's training and exercises in the taiwan strait, the ministry of national defense spokesman zhang xiaogang has already responded. zhang xiaogang said that the pla's training and exercises in the taiwan strait are legitimate actions to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, a deterrent to external interference and provocations by "taiwan independence" forces, and a necessary action to maintain peace and stability in the taiwan strait. we will continue to strengthen military training and preparations, and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

in may this year, the eastern theater command of the chinese people's liberation army organized troops to carry out the "joint sword-2024a" exercise around taiwan island, which attracted great attention from taiwanese society. li xi, spokesman for the eastern theater command, said at the time that this was a powerful punishment for the "taiwan independence" separatist forces' pursuit of "independence" and a serious warning to external forces' interference and provocation.