Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Straight

17/12/2025 17:01

China's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, its first transit of the sensitive waterway since formally entering service last month.



Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, reports almost daily Chinese military activity around the island in what Taipei views as an ongoing pressure campaign against the democratically elected government.



In a statement, Taiwan's defence ministry said the Fujian had transited the strait the previous day and that Taiwan's forces had monitored it.



The ministry showed a grainy, black-and-white picture of the carrier with no aircraft on its deck.



It did not say where the picture was taken and offered no other details.



China's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.