Huge: The "Shandong" in the port of Sanya

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The aircraft carrier "Shandong" passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. According to Taiwan's Defense Ministry, it was accompanied by two other Chinese ships.

Fighter jet on the deck of the aircraft carrier: the ship was commissioned in December 2019.

According to the report, the ships adhered to the unofficial borderline between the two countries. Taiwan's military nevertheless kept a close eye on the group and "reacted appropriately," it said.

The "Shandong" in the past

The "Shandong" is the first aircraft carrier that the People's Republic of China had entirely produced in its own country. In March, the ship transited the Taiwan Strait just hours after a video call between U.S. President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese soldiers on the "Shandong" aircraft carrier.

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The warship had also participated in Chinese military exercises around Taiwan last month. During the three-day maneuver, the Chinese military simulated, among other things, the blockade of Taiwan by ships and aircraft and precision attacks on critical targets in Taiwan and surrounding waters.

Beijing considers the democratic island republic part of the People's Republic and threatens to conquer it. Taiwan, on the other hand, has had an independent government for more than 70 years. However, military tensions have recently increased. Again and again, China sends fighter jets close to the island.

China has increased its military pressure on industrially developed Taiwan in the past three years. Taiwan's status is one of the main points of conflict between the U.S. and China.