China has accused Japanese warplanes and ships of carrying out multiple “provocations” and surveillance operations during a carrier group’s deployment to the western Pacific for live-fire exercises.State broadcaster CCTV released a video on Monday showing at least four “close-range” encounters, and said the Liaoning carrier group had “warned off” the warships and surveillance planes.It included footage of Japanese warships as well as clips of aircraft, at least one of which appeared to have been taken in the air.
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China says it warned off multiple Japanese ‘provocations’ during aircraft carrier drills
China's state broadcaster CCTV reported that its Liaoning aircraft carrier group encountered and "warned off" multiple Japanese warships and surveillance planes during live-fire exercises in the western Pacific. According to CCTV, these Japanese vessels and aircraft conducted "provocations" and surveillance operations, with at least four "close-range" encounters documented.
Alcott WeiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-22 · 13:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China's state broadcaster CCTV reported that its Liaoning aircraft carrier group encountered and "warned off" multiple Japanese warships and surveillance planes during live-fire exercises in the western Pacific. According to CCTV, these Japanese vessels and aircraft conducted "provocations" and surveillance operations, with at least four "close-range" encounters documented. The report included video footage of the interactions, showing Japanese warships and aircraft. This incident occurred during the Chinese carrier group's deployment for drills.
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State broadcaster CCTV released a video showing at least four “close-range” encounters between Chinese and Japanese vessels/aircraft.
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China's Liaoning carrier group had “warned off” Japanese warships and surveillance planes.
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China accused Japanese warplanes and ships of carrying out multiple “provocations” and surveillance operations during a carrier group’s deployment.
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The video included footage of Japanese warships and aircraft, with at least one clip appearing to be taken in the air.
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