China\`s 2nd aircraft carrier \`Shandong\` holds drills amid South China Sea feud
A Chinese Navy group_ led by Shandong_ the country's first generation aircraft carrier_ recently conducted military exercises in the South China Sea_ said a navy spokesperson.
Similar to concerns over China's Coast Guard Laws to serve unilateral sovereignity claim in the Sea_ this too can be categorised as contributory factor to China's hegemony assertion in the disputed East Sea alias South China Sea.
Shandong is China's second aircraft carrier and this is the first time it has earmarked on exercises made aware to the general public in 2021_ the Global Times reported. Sputnik reported Shandong as China's second aircraft carrier_ but the first home made one. China bought bulk of its first aircraft carrier_ Liaoning_ from Ukraine.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy or the Chinese Navy spokesperson Gao Xiucheng addressed a news conference_
"The Chinese Navy has recently formed an aircraft carrier group headed by the Shandong to conduct exercises in the South China Sea." He affirmed_ "we hope the outside world can view (the Shandong's exercise) objectively and rationally. The PLA Navy will continue to organise similar exercises according to the plan regularly in the future."
He also mentioned these were routine drills that were "completely legitimate" and aimed to enhance the navy's capabilities and safeguard the national sovereignity and security as well as regional stability.
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