I don’t have live access to current news feeds right now. Here’s the latest context I can provide based on available public summaries up to 2025–2026:
- Liaoning CV-16 has been actively used as part of China’s carrier strike group operations, including training and exercises around Taiwan and in the Western Pacific as it underwent modernization and sea trials in prior years .
- In late 2024, reports noted Liaoning participating in joint drills with other PLAN carriers and conducting operations near Taiwan, signaling continued role in power projection and carrier-group operations .
- By 2025, Chinese carrier operations were tracking toward expanded regional reach, with Liaoning sometimes deployed farther afield and visible in activities that suggested long-range carrier operations alongside newer platforms in the PLAN, though detailed schedules vary by source .
If you’d like, I can:
- Pull the very latest headlines and summarize them.
- Compare Liaoning’s recent activities with those of other PLAN carriers (Shandong, Fujian).
- Create a brief timeline of Liaoning’s major modernization milestones and notable exercises.
Tell me which you prefer and I’ll fetch and format the most up-to-date summary with citations.
Sources
Over the past few hours, the Liaoning (CV-16) aircraft carrier strike group of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was spotted near the Taiwan
www.zona-militar.comTwo of China's aircraft carriers, the Fujian and the Liaoning, have docked at the same naval base near the Yellow Sea in the east of the country.
en.as.comFollowing the latest movements of the Liaoning (CV-16) aircraft carrier strike group of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Japanese authorities
www.zona-militar.comChina's first aircraft carrier went into commission on September 26, 2012 and was named "Liaoning" after the northeastern province. The 300-metre ship, refurbished and upgraded from the unfinished Soviet carrier Varyag, which China bought from Ukraine in 1998, is believed to be years away from active service.
www.scmp.comChina conducts the first dual carrier op with both operational aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong in the South China Sea.
www.navalnews.comChina's latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy.
www.cnn.com