Chinese fighter pilots have carried out night landings on the country's first aircraft carrier, the official China Daily reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of military muscle as Beijing's pushes to modernise its armed forces. Pilots flying J-15 jets landed at night on the Liaoning, the official paper said, citing a video posted by China's navy. The official newspaper of the People's Liberation army also said on Saturday that Chinese fighter jets had recently carried out live-fire drills in the South China Sea. Last month, President Xi Jinping presided over the navy's largest-ever military display, with 76 fighter jets and a flotilla of 48 warships and submarines. Its navy has also been taking an increasingly prominent role in recent months, with the Liaoning sailing around Taiwan and new Chinese warships popping up in far-flung places.

Source: dna May 26, 2018 10:40 UTC