The formation of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning carry out a regular real-combat training in the high seas in late October 2024. The formations of Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea, as part of the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation's regular real-combat training in the high seas, which concluded recently. (Photo by Pu Haiyang/Xinhua)