China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation heads to Western Pacific for training

(ECNS) -- A Chinese formation led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier on Wednesday left for the Western Pacific for training, according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.

This routine training is designed to test and improve the troops' level of realistic training, the PLA Navy said.

Serving to enhance the forces' capacity to fulfill their missions, the training complies with relevant international law and common practice, and doesn't target at any specific country or objective, it added.

(By Zhang Dongfang)