NEW YORK -- The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and five escort vessels have passed through a key waterway off Japan on their way to the Pacific Ocean, the Joint Staff Office of the Japanese Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong in July 2017. Japan reported April 4 that a carrier group led by the Liaoning sailed between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands. © Reuters
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