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now noticed the tweet





Selon un rapport officiel de l'armée japonaise, le porte-avions Liaoning, escorté par 1 destroyer Type 052D, 3 destroyers Type 052D et 2 frégates Type 054A, a navigué sur le côte Est du Taiwan. Les chasseurs embarqués J-15 ont effectué leurs premières pontées en océan Pacifique.

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According to an official report by the Japanese Army, the Liaoning aircraft carrier, escorted by 1 destroyer type 052D, 3 destroyers type 052D and 2 frigates type 054A, sailed on the east coast of Taiwan. The J-15 aircraft embarked on their first bridges in the Pacific Ocean.

Oedosoldier also tweeted this, but also with the copy of the report.

now I read
China refutes false reports on navy encounter in South China Sea
Xinhua| 2018-04-20 19:38:21

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China's Ministry of National Defense Friday refuted false reports by Australian media that Chinese navy "challenged" Australian navy in the South China Sea earlier this month.

"Relevant reports by Australian media did not tally with the facts," said the ministry in a statement.

"Chinese navy warships encountered with Australian warships in the South China Sea on April 15. Chinese warships used professional language to communicate with the Australian side, and the operation by the Chinese warships was in accordance with laws and regulations, professional and safe," the statement said.

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I add the Western story is in for example NavalToday:

from Western Pacific, I guess:





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Jura said:

from Western Pacific, I guess:

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Don't show a sign of nuclear subs accompanied with the battle group.

A.Man said:

Don't show a sign of nuclear subs accompanied with the battle group.

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here's a very cool picture though:


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Le porte-avions Liaoning, accompagné par 6 navires d'escorte et son groupe aérien, est dans le Pacifique de l'Ouest pour une campagne d'entraînement. Les J-15 qui effectuent pour la 1ère fois les pontées sur zone ont simulé les missions anti-navires et de défense anti-aérienne.

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The Liaoning aircraft carrier, accompanied by 6 escort ships and its air group, is in the western Pacific for a training campaign. The J-15, which performed for the first time on the zone decks, simulated anti-ship and anti-air defense missions.

CV-16 is on a long deployment

asif iqbal said:

CV-16 is on a long deployment

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Long deployment without replenishment ships? Only one carrier and six escorts?

Has it been on Deployment since that 50 ship armada ?

Intrepid said:

Long deployment without replenishment ships? Only one carrier and six escorts?

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Comparatively speaking, venturing out of the first island chain is fairly long for the CV-16.

And "only" one carrier and six escorts (of which four are aegis type destroyers) isn't really something to scoff at. I can't think of any other non USN navy that could throw up an escort screen for a capital ship like this without taking up over half of their top end surface combatant orbat.
For the PLAN, 4 052C/Ds are only 30% of their current total aegis destroyer force (or an even lower percentage if rumours of additional unreported 052D commissionings are true), and 2 054As are 1/13th of their 054A force.