Commentary China’s first ever aircraft carrier was originally purchased from the Ukraine to be a floating casino in Macau. After a series of secretive deals led by an ex-basketball player, a towing expedition through Turkey, and years of development, China finally finished its first aircraft carrier. The carrier is named after the coastal province of Liaoning, located in northeast China. Last month, the Liaoning was dispatched for the longest exercise training in history. It crossed the Miyako Strait between mainland Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, bypassed the eastern sea of ​​Taiwan, and descended to the South China Sea, near the Nansha Islands, ending its voyage in Qingdao. The Liaoning’s passage near Japan and Taiwan, and far from China’s own shores, raised concerns from the U.S. military. Japanese military drones also flew into the aircraft carrier’s air defense zone to take pictures to get a clearer view of the situation. Other …