Posted on 08/07/2023 12:11:41 PM PDT by mikelets456
By Weijia Jiang, Eleanor Watson
Updated on: August 7, 2023 / 10:02 AM / CBS News
The U.S. Navy sent destroyers to the coast of Alaska last week after 11 Russian and Chinese warships were spotted patrolling nearby international waters.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, called the size of the Chinese and Russian joint operation "unprecedented" and said the U.S. deployed four Navy destroyer ships near the Aleutian Islands in response.
The destroyers were the USS John McCain, USS Benfold, USS John Finn and USS Chung-Hoon. U.S. aircraft were also in the area throughout the combined exercise, which the U.S. had been tracking since it began in July, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Coast Guard ships are also always in the area.
U.S. Northern Command said the Chinese and Russian patrol remained in international waters and wasn't considered a threat. But the show of force is a reminder of the cooperation between the Chinese and Russian militaries – and of how close the countries are to Alaska.
A similar joint exercise took place last September, when the U.S. Coast Guard encountered seven Chinese and Russian ships near Alaska, all in a single formation.
China and Russia have increased their ties amid tensions with the U.S. over Taiwan and Ukraine, making situations like this more alarming.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy said the patrol was part of an annual cooperation plan and "has nothing to do with the current international and regional situations."
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Is Biden still napping and drooling on the beach?
Does the Russians and Chicoms know what these ships preferred pronouns are? We could have a lot of upset sailors up there!
They could have sailed few hundred miles further to the south and would have a got a hero’s welcome in Seattle.
Spotted?
They don’t know their locations 24/7?.............
If I read this correctly, acording to U.S. Northern Command and the Chinese and the Russians, “There is nothing to see here”.
I suspect there may be Something to see here and we just might keep an eye on not only the Russian & Chinese, but also the Washington.
I’m guessing a submarine might join the party?
5.56mm
That would be an accurate guess; but you would never know HA!
The reds are telling us we’re weak and they know it.
Should have sent the USS Harvey Milk, USS Robert-Rachel Levine, USS Dylan Mulvaney and the first lady's favorite, USS Drag Queens.
I'd wager that there were one or two in the neighborhood all along ;-)
OH NO THE HORROR, SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!!!
And there’s your answer to the Chinese spy balloons.
Not that they don’t have spy satellites....just saying
This act, like the spy balloon is to test the response.
And I'm guessing we don't know who's side that subboat is on, either.
OH NO THE HORROR, SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!!!
Hysterical.
We sail the Taiwan Strait but hypocrisy reigns.
I hope they have some subs escorting them.
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Chinese and Russian ships immediately left the area due to the high risk of collision if the two female officers running the Navy destroyer aren’t speaking that day.
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