SECURITYMay 27 · 03:57 UTCSCMP CHINALiu Zhen

China’s Type 054B frigate makes carrier force debut with Liaoning for live-fire drills

China's Type 054B frigate made its debut with the aircraft carrier Liaoning during live-fire drills in the Pacific east of the Philippines. The exercise, involving at least four escorts, follows a long deployment in the South China Sea and was reported by Japan's defense ministry near Okinotorishima.

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Chinese aircraft carrier LiaoningorganizationType 054B frigatetopicPeople's Liberation Army (PLA)organizationJapanese defense ministryorganizationKuznetsov-class carriertopicOkinotorishimaplaceSouth China SeaplacePacific Oceanplace

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