China's Liaoning aircraft carrier group heads to western Pacific for routine training

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese naval task group led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed to the western Pacific on Wednesday for training, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy said.

The drill is part of the annual routine training plan aimed at testing and improving the troops' combat readiness and enhancing their ability to fulfill missions, the navy said in a statement.

The exercises comply with international law and practices and are not directed at any specific country or target, the navy said.