This picture taken on an undisclosed date in December 2016 shows a Chinese J-15 fighter jet preparing to take off from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Bohai Sea, off China's northeast coast.
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group has conducted its first exercises with live ammunition, the country's navy said, in a show of strength as tensions with the US and Taiwan escalate. China's first and only aircraft carrier led large-scale exercises in the Bohai Sea, the People's Liberation Army Navy said late on December 15, 2016 in a statement on their website. / AFP / STR / China OUT        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)