Taipei, June 24 -- China's newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, in a development that comes as Taiwan conducts a series of military readiness exercises amid heightened cross-strait tensions.

As per Focus Taiwan, in a brief statement issued Tuesday night, Taiwan's defence ministry said its military was closely tracking the carrier's movement.

"Taiwan's military is closely monitoring [the Fujian] using its joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems," the ministry said.

The ministry also released a surveillance photograph of the carrier. No aircraft were visible on the vessel's deck, and officials did not disclose when or where the...