PLA’s advanced aircraft carrier Fujian transits Taiwan Strait amid military drills

The People’s Liberation Army’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian Type 003, transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, a day after Taipei launched a combat readiness exercise.

Song Zhongping, a military commentator and former PLA instructor, said the Fujian could be heading back to its home port in the southern island province of Hainan for a break before it headed out to the South China Sea for more training.

Taiwan’s armed forces closely monitored the vessel throughout its passage using...