Taipei, Dec. 18 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported that the PLA Navy's Fujian aircraft carrier (CV-18) transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday.

Sharing the visuals in a post on X, MND said, "The PLA Navy's Fujian aircraft carrier (CV-18) transited the Taiwan Strait yesterday. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded."

As per Focus Taiwan, the new aircraft carrier Fujian, was spotted by Taiwan's Military for the first time since it was commissioned in November, as it made a transit through the Taiwan Strait.

It further reported that this is China's third aircraft carrier and the first designed domestically, capable of more advanced catapult-assisted take-offs, which as per Focus Taiwan is a powerful...