https://taiwanstrait.com/tags/liaoning/ Recent content in Liaoning on Taiwan Strait Hugo en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://taiwanstrait.com/chinese-carrier-liaoning-transits-taiwan-strait-for-first-time-since-late-2024/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://taiwanstrait.com/chinese-carrier-liaoning-transits-taiwan-strait-for-first-time-since-late-2024/ <p>The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, April 20, according to Taiwan&rsquo;s defence ministry — marking the first passage of a carrier through the waterway since late last year.</p> <p>The transit is a deliberate signal. The strait, roughly 180 kilometers wide at its narrowest, is one of the most politically loaded stretches of water in the world. Beijing claims it as internal waters; Washington and Taipei reject that framing and maintain freedom-of-navigation as a standing principle. Sending a carrier through it is not a routine patrol — it is a message, timed and calculated.</p>