The Chinese dual aircraft carrier operations were conducted in the contested South China Sea.
The Chinese navy, which is the largest in the world, has conducted its first dual aircraft carrier operation, the country's naval force announced on Thursday.The exercise was conducted in the highly contested waters of the South China Sea in late October and involved two carrier strike groups, led by CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's first and second operational aircraft carriers.
The carrier strike group led by the Liaoning was operating in the waters west of the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, and east of the Philippines from September 20 to October 1. The closest the Chinese flotilla came to Guam was 559 miles.The Liaoning then left the area and transited off the southeast coast of the Philippines, heading toward the South China Sea.
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