TAIPEI -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said Monday that it had detected China's Shandong aircraft carrier sailing off the island's southeast coast in the Western Pacific.
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Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong spotted off southeast Taiwan
First appearance since April another sign of increased China military action
Maj. Gen. Sun Li-fang, a spokesman for Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, briefs the media, saying the Shandong, a Chinese aircraft carrier, passed near the island.
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