According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the latest Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shandong, has completed around 600 take-offs and landings during maneuvers in April this year. This, SCMP also reports, forms part of an apparent increase in jet and helicopter activity in the western Pacific Ocean that could, the Japanese fear, be part of larger multi-service drills.…

This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and smart news insights monitoring platform.