Taiwan’s defence ministry said earlier on Oct 23 that a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan said the Chinese aircraft carrier group travelled in a northerly direction after passing through waters near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas islands.
“If you really want to carry out a so-called blockade, which according to international law is to prohibit all aircraft and ships entering the area, then according to United Nations resolutions it is regarded as a form of war,” he said. Taiwan’s defence ministry said earlier on Oct 23 that a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait, travelling in a northerly direction after passing through waters near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas islands.
Taiwan said at the time that the Liaoning operated off the island’s south-east coast during those drills, launching aircraft off its deck.
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