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Japanese observers detected China’s Shandong Carrier Group in the Philippine Sea for the first time in 2024 and that Japan scrambled aircraft in response. The carrier deployed there three times in 2023.
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Chinese carrier group operates in Philippine Sea
Japanese observers detected China’s Shandong Carrier Group in the Philippine Sea for the first time in 2024 and that Japan scrambled aircraft in response. The carrier deployed there three times in 2023.
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Chinese carrier group operates in Philippine Sea
Japanese observers spotted China's Shandong Carrier Group operating in the Philippine Sea for the first time this year
Japanese observers detected China’s Shandong Carrier Group in the Philippine Sea for the first time in 2024 and that Japan scrambled aircraft in response. The carrier deployed there three times in 2023.
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