DEVELOPING: China's Fujian aircraft carrier deployed with at least eight aircraft visible on its deck, as reported in an X post by @Hurin92 citing @心系168/wb at an unspecified time during the 29-minute reporting window from 9:15:50 PM to 9:45:37 PM UTC on January 27, 2026. No location or further details on the deployment were provided in the source. The post, shared via https://x.com/Hurin92/status/2016192656901341374, marks the first reported activity involving the Fujian carrier in this period, according to the monitored X source. The Fujian, China's newest aircraft carrier, entered service in 2024. This development occurs amid prior Taiwanese disclosures of Lunar New Year exercise patches for the ROCA 602nd Aviation Brigade, as reported earlier on January 27, and ongoing Western concerns over the purge of Chinese General Liu Zhenli, per previous reporting, though no direct connections were stated in the new source.
