China carrier Liaoning sails near Philippine Basilan Strait

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning reportedly sailed near the Basilan Strait within the Philippine archipelago on October 22. A separate ISW report notes Kim Jong Un visited China on October 24 amid high-level PRC-North Korea exchanges.

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• NEW: Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 24 as part of a series of high-level and provincial-level exchanges between the (ISW)
• NEW: People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed near the Basilan Strait, located within the Philippine archipelago, on October 22. (1/6) Read the full report: https://isw.pu (ISW)

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