Correction: China-South China Sea story
BEIJING — In a story Jan. 3 about drills in the South China Sea involving China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier, The Associated Press reported erroneously that vessel was commissioned in 2013. It was commissioned in 2012.
The AP also reported that the drills were the Liaoning’s first in the South China Sea with a formation of warships and fighter jets. In 2013, before the aircraft carrier was declared combat-ready, it engaged in sea trials with other warships and aircraft in the South China Sea.
A corrected and clarified version of the story is below:
China confirms its carrier held drills in South China Sea