Amid mounting tensions with U.S over Taiwan, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s second aircraft carrier and the first domestically built, recently held drills in the South China Sea in a group consisting of full combat elements. As per Global Times, the aircraft carrier Shandong conducted realistic combat-oriented exercises in an undisclosed area. During the drills, the Shandong hosted takeoff and landing operations of J-15 carrier-based fighter jets, and practiced replenishment-at-sea operations. Watch this video for more information.