AdvertisementChina Sends Aircraft Carrier Into Taiwan Strait, A Provocative MoveJanuary 11, 2017Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailThe Liaoning, China's only aircraft carrier, sails during military drills in the Pacific on Dec. 24. Taiwan's defense minister warned on Dec. 27 that enemy threats were growing daily after China's aircraft carrier and a flotilla of other warships passed south of the island in an exercise. On Wednesday, the carrier traveled through the Taiwan Strait. (AFP/Getty Images)