Overview
- Taiwan’s defense ministry said the carrier transited the strait on Dec. 16 and that ROC forces monitored the passage.
- A ministry photo showed an empty flight deck during the crossing, and officials reported no observed military activities.
- Defense Minister Wellington Koo told lawmakers the ship was probably bound for Changxing Island’s shipyard in Shanghai.
- Taiwan also reported a separate PLA joint combat readiness patrol near the island involving 23 aircraft and warships, including J-10 fighters and H-6K bombers.
- Open-source video and satellite imagery tracked Fujian’s departure from Yulin Naval Base as analysts noted Shandong at Yulin and Liaoning’s return to port in Qingdao.