American nuclear aircraft carrier military exercise in South China Sea strongly restrain China China 4 July 17:52
The US Navy has revealed that two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are conducting military exercises in the South China Sea. In the South China Sea, China, which claims sovereignty, seems to be conducting military exercises until the 5th of this month, and there seems to be a strong aim to restrain this.
U.S. Navy officials told NHK that two nuclear carriers, "Ronald Reagan" and "Nimitz," have been conducting military exercises in the South China Sea since the 4th.
Officials stressed that "it supports the unwavering commitment of the United States to stand up for the rights of all nations to fly, sail and act wherever international law allows."
China appears to be conducting military exercises around the Xinsha (Parcel) Islands in the South China Sea, which claims sovereignty, from 1 to 5 this month, the Pentagon said in a statement released on 2nd this month. Accusing the South China Sea situation further instability."
The U.S. government is increasingly wary that China is accelerating its activities in the South China Sea in light of the turmoil caused by the global spread of the new coronavirus.
The US media reports that the two aircraft carrier exercises will be the largest in the South China Sea in recent years.
It is unusual for the United States and China to conduct large-scale military exercises in the same area at the same time, and it seems that the US Navy has a strong aim to restrain it.