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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Agree 100%.
Making that sea a very important strategic area to all of us.
Meaning every single nation within the Pacific rim as well as the USA.
Ukraine, on the other hand, has no strategic importance to the USA...only Europe, who are unwilling to shovel out the money to the Ukraine like we are.
She is not really going. That is the excuse for our military buildup there. War with China is pretty imminent. Imo.
My uncle was still alive he would cry..or blow his top at what his navy has become.
Just get all the whites killed along with the Japanese and Koreans.... World Communism will then work out fine.
The Reagan sailed from the Philippine Sea to Singapore via the South China Sea July 12 - 21. It is now returning to West Pac.
Aircraft Carrier Locations
http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html
USS Ronald Reagan reenters South China Sea amid tension over Pelosi visit
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/uss-ronald-reagan-reenters-couth-china-sea-amid-tension-over-pelosi-visit-07282022064755.html
The Military ASS BRASS does for sure!
Nanzi explains it it here. I think she is working on learning her Chinese.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/07/nancy-pelosi-explains.php
Glad my daughter’s enlistment ended last year! Otherwise she would still be on the RR...
Re: 62 - Agreed. Props for her going.
Why is Pelosi going there? What purpose is being served by her visit?
Nancy Pelosi is trying to make herself look Presidential so after the midterms when they retire Biden and Harris she will look more competent as the fill in POTUS. The only thing I wonder is how they will move Stacey Abrams into the POTUS slot.
What could go wrong???
She has nothing what so ever to offer with the trip spot light on Pelosi moment.
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