Taiwan is keeping watch on a Chinese aircraft carrier but does not expect a large escalation in tensions, the government said.
Taiwan keeping close tabs on Chinese aircraft carrierChina threatens to board ships in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese carrier, the Shandong, was spotted on Wednesday and was currently 200 nautical miles off Taiwan's east cost, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters at parliament in Taipei. Japan's defence ministry said the Chinese group was made up of three vessels, including a frigate and a support ship, and a Japanese warship was monitoring the group.
The U.S. Navy declined to comment, adding it "will not speculate on future operations of the USS Nimitz". "The Chinese People's Liberation Army adheres to its duties and missions, maintains a high degree of alert at all times, resolutely defends national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and resolutely maintains peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," it said in a statement.
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