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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call
Sailors stand near fighter jets on the deck of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning as it participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait mere hours before a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping was to take place.

The CCP claims that the island of Taiwan is a breakaway territory that needs to be united with mainland China. For more than two years, the Chinese military has waged a campaign of intimidation and coercion against the island, frequently flying military aircraft through Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone.

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Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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