Chinese Aircraft Carrier Reveals the CCP’s Ambitions and Pitfalls in Controlling the South China Sea

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departs from Apra Harbor, Guam, on May 21, 2020. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier/Handout via Reuters

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Japan’s Defense Ministry announced on April 4 that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning had crossed the Miyako Strait. The next day, China’s state-run media outlets Xinhua News and Global Times released information on the cross-sea exercise led by the People’s Liberation Army Navy.