China has deployed its Liaoning aircraft carrier with escorting warships near Hainan Island as the US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt strike group enters the South China Sea, according to a Hong Kong press report.
Sing Tao Daily said Thursday that the Nimitz-class carrier Roosevelt and the other warships of Carrier Strike Group 9 have ended a port visit to Singapore and are now sailing in the South China Sea.
The Roosevelt’s strike group includes the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson, according to Singapore’s Straits Times.
The Chinese carrier group appears to be engaging in naval drills near Hainan. Hainan Province maritime officials have reportedly issued a temporary ban on travel in waters near the island, because of military maneuvers that are scheduled to take place from Thursday to Wednesday.
UPI, in picking up the story, noted the Roosevelt is sailing within the “nine-dash line” that extends more than 1,200 miles from the Chinese mainland into the South China Sea. Beijing claims the waters as its own, while the US and other nations say the area is in international waters.
The US Carl Vinson carrier strike group conducted joint exercises with Japanese naval units in the Western Pacific last month and is now headed back to its home port in San Diego.
Satellite photos show that China conducted a large-scale naval exercise near Hainan Island at the end of March. The ships included the Liaoning and 40 other warships.
Kolya Milos they should try so that you’ll know…
The US is just there to stir trouble.
Akin A. Ajose-Adeogun you’re talking without brain US come over few thousands miles far away for what’s reasons in ChinaTerritory and savoreinty to triggers China with war use brain say something with logic.. US always trouble maker’s to the whole world..
Kolya Milos do it first , if they can
CHINA DO NOT OWN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. IT IS ONLY THESE FEW YEARS AGO THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING IT BELONG TO THEM. CHINA IS AN OPPORTUNIST, BULLYING SMALL SEA COUNTRIES AROUND HIM.
Steve Jiau what do you think why china is trying to take the whole south china sea one reason is that china has nothing where to get their spplies of marine life . Think about that. The sorrounding china has no more fish. Don’t you get that. China is full os shit.
The United States Navy, with the European navies, along with Japan, Australia and Indonesia navies, along with the rest of the world deny China’s sovereignty in the South China Sea. If a war starts in the SCS, then that war would have begun by China, and after the fighting is over, the world might allow China a navy, but I doubt it.
Christer Myrén United Shithole of America?
Venugopal Gopalsamy I know another country that wants all the world’s resources in their own hands! Do you know what country I mean?
Jerry Jackson moa gyud
When did China ever safeguard Freedom? Ask Tibet and Taiwan their opinion. Let’s ask Emporer Xi his opinion.
None between US or China is devine….
You can only hope for a lesser evil….
Steve Jiau then who has the jurisdiction whose org should one approach for arbitration China is been really grabbing everything like the biggest boy bully in the block wait till everybody gang up on him then he will know he he
Kolya Milos If they sink them, all of China’s military capabilities reset to 20 years back…becuase of all the hardware they woild lose.
Steve Jiau, you get the dumbest comment of the day award. Congratulations.