China has already refurbished a former Soviet-era aircraft carrier it purchased from Ukraine. This vessel, shown here, with two J-15 fighter jets sitting on its flight deck, is now known as the Liaoning. (Photo: rhk111)
China has already refurbished a former Soviet-era aircraft carrier it purchased from Ukraine. This vessel, shown here, with two J-15 fighter jets sitting on its flight deck, is now known as the Liaoning. (Photo: rhk111)
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The Red Sea — with the Suez Canal at the north end and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at its southern mouth — is one of the most important trade routes from the Middle East and the Persian Gulf to Europe. This U.S. guided-missile destroyer is conducting surface exercises to enhance war-fighting readiness in the Red Sea. (Photo: US NAVy photo by mass communication specialist 3rd class Jonathan clay)
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The Red Sea is a major global transit route for petroleum and refined oil products from the Middle East and Persian Gulf as well as manufactured goods from South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia coming to Europe and North America. (Photo: © Rainer Lesniewski | Dreamstime.com)
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China has already refurbished a former Soviet-era aircraft carrier it purchased from Ukraine. This vessel, shown here, with two J-15 fighter jets sitting on its flight deck, is now known as the Liaoning. (Photo: rhk111)
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As more Chinese navy warships complete patrols in the far seas, it may not be long before one of the country’s new aircraft carriers crosses the Indian Ocean (shown on the map above) and anchors in the harbour of Djibouti. (Photo: © Peter Hermes Furian | Dreamstime.com)
