Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time
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This image provided on June 12, 2025, by the Ministry of Defense shows Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong near southern islands in the Pacific on June 7, 2025. (The Ministry of Defense via AP)This image provided on June 12, 2025, by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Pacific on June 7, 2025. (The Ministry of Defense via AP)FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, conventionally powered Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning carries out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise with the Shandong aircraft carrier, unseen, for the first time in the South China Sea in late October 2024. (Pu Haiyang/Xinhua via AP,File)FILE - This image released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows China's Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP,File)
This image provided on June 12, 2025, by the Ministry of Defense shows Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong near southern islands in the Pacific on June 7, 2025. (The Ministry of Defense via AP)