Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) sailed into the Philippine Sea accompanied by two escorts and conducted flight operations there on Monday, according to a Japan Joint Staff Office (JSO) release. This is the third time that Shandong has deployed to the Philippine Sea this year. Meanwhile, People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships and a Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have been operating around Japan’s southwest islands over the past week. On Monday in Indonesia, the Russian and Indonesian navies began their first ever bilateral naval exercise with Russia deploying a surface action group for the drills. On Monday at
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