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People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

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China–Japan radar row turns East China Sea and Taiwan tensions into an open crisis

Force in Play

Conducting carrier and surface operations near Japan and Taiwan; denies Japanese radar claims

In early December 2025, China's Liaoning carrier strike group sailed through waters near Japan's southwest island chain and into the western Pacific. Over two days, between Okinawa's main island and Minamidaito and then east of Kikai Island, it conducted roughly 100 take-offs and landings of J-15 fighters and helicopters.

Updated 6 days ago

BRICS+ naval exercise exposes fault lines in non-aligned bloc

Force in Play

Leading Will for Peace 2026 exercise

Chinese destroyers, Russian corvettes, and Iranian warships sailed into South Africa's Simon's Town Naval Base on January 9 for a week-long joint exercise. China leads the operation. Russia and Iran—both heavily sanctioned, both fighting active wars—sent their fleets. India and Brazil, despite the BRICS branding, are nowhere to be found. On January 10, the South African government doubled down, calling the drills 'essential' maritime cooperation despite mounting domestic and international pressure.

Updated Jan 10