Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-05-28

Chinese Defense Ministry highlights Liaoning carrier group's training expansion toward far-seas combat application

Chinese Defense Ministry highlights Liaoning carrier group’s training expansion toward far-seas combat application

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-05-28
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1362223.shtml
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On Tuesday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sent a carrier task group led by the aircraft ... In response to foreign media hyping that China’s aircraft carrier Fujian cannot conduct simultaneous fighter jet takeoffs and ... The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has sent an aircraft carrier group featuring at least one nuclear-powered submarine ...

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The PLA Navy's Liaoning carrier group conducted far-seas training operations, with the Defense Ministry publicly highlighting the exercise as oriented toward combat application rather than routine seamanship — a framing distinction the ministry made explicit. The emphasis on 战斗力 (combat capability) generation in far-seas conditions documents the ministry's effort to counter foreign reporting on carrier limitations, particularly claims about the Fujian's catapult system, by foregrounding operational outputs from the Liaoning group instead; what remains unknown is the specific operating area, duration, and whether nuclear-submarine integration was exercised jointly or conducted in parallel.

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "Chinese Defense Ministry highlights Liaoning carrier group’s training expansion toward far-seas combat application." Global Times — Defense, 2026-05-28. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1362223.shtml.

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