Photo: The US Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. \AFP
[Ta Kung Pao News]According to the U.S. Naval Institute News Network: The Philippines has been making frequent moves in the South China Sea recently, constantly infringing and provoking in the waters of Ren’ai Reef in China’s Nansha Islands. The United States has encouraged and supported the Philippines’ provocative actions and made unwarranted accusations against China, which seriously endangers peace and stability in the South China Sea. However, U.S. media found that two U.S. aircraft carriers have recently left the South China Sea and no longer continue to “encourage” the Philippines.
According to photos released by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked at the Guam Naval Base on the 19th. The USS Ronald Reagan began participating in the “Valiant Shield-2024” joint military exercise with the United States, Japan, France and Canada in the South China Sea earlier this month. Photos show that the USS Ronald Reagan seemed to be docked in Guam without any other ships accompanying it, and this was the last Asia-Pacific cruise of the aircraft carrier before returning to the United States this year.
Another US aircraft carrier, the USS Roosevelt, has been roaming in the South China Sea for the past few months. However, according to satellite remote sensing images, the USS Roosevelt left the South China Sea and entered the Pacific Ocean through the Bashi Channel on the 13th of this month. It is reported that the USS Roosevelt may go further north and visit the Port of Busan, South Korea.
source: china