US, China ramp up South China Sea tension with new military drills

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USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan are presently in the South China Sea for military bores, a U.S. Naval force official affirms to Fox News.

“The purpose is to show an unambiguous signal to our partners and allies that we are committed to regional security and stability,”Rear Adm. George Wikoff told the Wall Street Journal, which was the main media to report the activities prone to incense Beijing.

The drills, to help a free and open Indo-Pacific and advance a global standards based request, likewise included “nonstop flights testing the striking capacity of bearer based airplane,” he included.

The South China Sea is the place China is set in opposition to littler neighbors in various regional arguments about islands, coral reefs and tidal ponds. The waters are a significant transportation course for worldwide trade and are wealthy in fish and conceivable oil and gas saves.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. (REUTERS/Yuyang Wang) 

China’s People’s Liberation Army had been organizing practices off the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea since July 1, incensing the Philippines, and Chinese oceanic authorities have precluded all vessels from exploring inside the region of the moves.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

In another message to China, a B-52 plane from Louisiana flew a 28-hour strategic train with planes from the plane carrying warships Reagan and Nimitz in the South China Sea, as per the Air Force.

Somewhere else in the armada, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been adrift now for more than 169 straight days since leaving Norfolk in January. Different warships in the Ike strike bunch have additionally been in progress for at any rate five months.

Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press added to this report.

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Erric Ravi is an entrepreneur, speaker & the founder of Storify News and Gurgaon Times of India He is the Co-Founder of The Storify News Times. He was born and raised in Gurgaon, India, where he developed an early interest in technology and the internet. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from a reputed university, Erric began his career as an SEO specialist. He quickly made a name for himself in the industry by staying up-to-date with the latest SEO trends and techniques, and he soon gained a reputation as a skilled and knowledgeable expert in the field.

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