Chinese warships, aircraft carrier enter South China Sea
Taipei
A GROUP of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island's Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise.
The move comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, ineligible for state-to-state relations, following US president-elect Donald Trump's telephone call with the island's president that upset Beijing.
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