According to intelligence from the U.S. and its allies, Chinese bombers and fighter jets carried out a simulated missile attack on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea.
They conducted the exercise in Taiwan’s air defense airspace on January 23, after China sent 13 warplanes into Taiwan’s southwestern air defense zone and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command dispatched the USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group into the South China Sea.
A U.S. official, who asked not to be named, said the Chinese aircraft did not come within 250 nautical miles of U.S. Navy ships.
Another person familiar with the matter said the Chinese planes had been staying about 250 nautical miles from the USS Roosevelt battle group. Dialogue between the pilots of the Chinese H-6 bombers showed that the planes were conducting a mock locking down and releasing anti-ship missile against the U.S. aircraft carrier.
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Excerpt in Chinese:
据《金融时报》报导，据美国及其盟国的情报显示，中共轰炸机和战斗机23日在台湾防空空域演习，对位于南海的“罗斯福”号航母进行导弹模拟袭击。
一位不愿透露姓名的美国官员表示，中共军机的位置没有进入美国海军船只250海里以内。
另一位知情人士表示，中共军机一直在距离“罗斯福”航母战斗群250海里左右的地方徘徊。中共H-6轰炸机飞行员的对话显示，中共军机在针对美国航母进行模拟瞄准和释放反舰导弹的演习。
Source: NTDTV, January 31, 2021
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