Posted on 07/28/2022 4:09:26 PM PDT by EBH
A US aircraft carrier and its strike group are now in the South China Sea in what could potentially become a tense standoff in hotly contested waters near Taiwan.
Speaking to Insider on Wednesday night, US Navy spokesperson Mark Langford confirmed that the vessels were on the move and operating in the South China Sea.
The aircraft carrier departed Singapore after making a scheduled port visit on July 22.
According to Langford, the carrier is "continuing normal, scheduled operations as part of her routine patrol in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The news comes less than a day after a report emerged about the Pentagon's preparations to protect Speaker Nancy Pelosi with fighter jets and ships if she were to visit Taiwan.
Pelosi was scheduled to travel to the island in April. However, the trip was postponed after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Per The Financial Times, Pelosi is tentatively set to visit the island in August.
Meanwhile, China warned this week of a possible military response if Pelosi's trip took place.
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Maybe the first thing Pelosi will do that I don’t disagree with.
Screw China.
Taiwan needs to remain free.
She’s ready for her close-up!!
How much longer are we going to be allowed to call a ship a “she”?
Forever. Refuse to be canceled. To hell with the progressives.
“Forever. Refuse to be canceled. To hell with the progressives.“
Already happened. They tried to stop the feminine reference to ships way back in the 70s. They called it sexist. No one listened.
It’s called freedom of navigation. It’s international law.
The Chinese better not misgender or deadname any USN brass.
“The Chinese Communist Party is the most sensitive, cry-bully government on the planet. Nobody can do or say anything without them whining about losing face. No other government acts like they do.”
That’s a fact. Russia is insecure and paranoid, but it comes off as confident and fearless compared to China.
“SHE and the rest of the Democrats are going to get us into a NUCLEAR WAR!”
There isn’t going to be a nuclear war. China would cease to exist. Russia would cease to exist. We would cease to exist. Britain would cease to exist. As well as a few others. Oh, there would be some survivors, but as nation states all the major players would disappear.
“Can you land on a destroyer if it identifies as a carrier.”
Only once.
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“BINGO!!!! The Military WANT a WAR with CHINA????”
No, it doesn’t.
Yep. I think this says it all.
https://therealnews.com/nato-sets-its-crosshairs-on-china-nuclear-war-be-damned
Along with the fact that NATO is courting Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Colombia.
It no longer has anything to do with Russia or defense.
What could go wrong?
Fred doesn’t have any more worries.🤔
Her supposed visit are just a reason to get war equipment there without immediately being bombed by China.
War with China is right around the corner. Who are her allies? Serbia, Russia, the Solomon Islands? Anyone?
Taiwan should be careful ….. pelousi is a chi-com chinese agent
Well played!
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