According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao on October 13: "China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has once again led a fleet into the Western Pacific for training, nearly four months after its previous deployment. Military experts interviewed said this move appears linked to extensive and intensive exercises conducted this week across six maritime zones from south to north, aimed at countering the U.S.-Japan alliance and breaking through the First Island Chain."
These coordinated military actions exhibit a clear dual objective. On one hand, open-sea drills represent routine combat readiness training, designed to test the carrier strike group’s operational capabilities—including coordination and long-range mobility—in complex oceanic environments, continuously refining combat effectiveness. On the other hand, they serve as a potent strategic deterrent, sending a clear message to Taiwan independence forces not to misjudge the situation, while also signaling external interventionist actors such as the United States and Japan.
The United States and Japan have repeatedly strengthened their military posture around the Taiwan Strait, seeking to impose containment through the First Island Chain. The Liaoning task force's advance into the Western Pacific constitutes a practical exercise in breaching such a blockade, conveying an unambiguous signal: China possesses the capability to resist external interference and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1879042069989379/
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