“I can confirm that the Ronald Reagan strike group, including the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Antietam (CG54), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) are conducting routine patrols in the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea," a command spokesman told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said that the Chinese army is on alert amid the visit of the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan and will conduct a series of military measures as a countermeasure.
On the evening of August 2, the Chinese Foreign Ministry also strongly protested Pelosi's visit.