China defies world and sails aircraft carrier through 'forbidden' sea

China defies world and sails aircraft carrier through 'forbidden' sea

 

https://www.facebook.com/pinjory.biswas: The Liaoning carrier in the South China Sea and, inset, Chinese president Xi Jinping

The country’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was sent deep into the disputed South China Sea.
And whilst it was at it, it sailed menacingly close to Taiwan; a self-governing island that China claims as its own.
It comes only days after state-run media called for China to invade Taiwan, showing its “resolution” to “recover [it] by force”.