US sends aircraft carriers to Pacific amid tensions with China
The United States has reportedly sent two aircraft carriers to the Pacific amid tensions with China in the region.
The USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz were allegedly deployed to prevent another pandemic to break out, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“The bottom line is that the mission endures and doesn’t take a break for the virus,”Rear Admiral George M. Wikoff said from the USS Ronald Reagan on a call with reporters, according to the newspaper. “We continue to promote regional security with our partners and maintain a very high state of readiness.”
The USS Roosevelt was forced into a port in Guam earlier this year in the wake of the global outbreak of the coronavirus.
Military and diplomatic tension in the region have been on the rise since a US transport plane flew Tuesdayover the island of Taiwan, which China does not recognize as independent.
China dispatched fighter aircraft across the Taiwan Strait hours later,raising the tensions even further.
“The military detected multiple numbers of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets flying southwest into Taiwan briefly this morning,” the Taiwanese defense ministry said. “The military has full surveillance and control of all activities in the sea and air that surround Taiwan, and the public can rest assured of our capability to uphold security for our national territory.”
The US Navy’s laterst measure is meant to create a “bubble of health,” according to Rear Admiral Wikoff.
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