UK aircraft carrier heads for Indo-Pacific with eye on China ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 02:27 IST
London [UK], May 24 (ANI): The UK s carrier strike group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has left for the Indo-Pacific region on a world tour that will last about seven months, carrying the strength of nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel.
The dispatch of the ship, on Saturday on its maiden operational deployment, is a representation of the Indo-Pacific tilt in the UK s foreign policy. The carrier group is also believed to boost Britain s involvement in the region and to deter China which is asserting its influence in Indo-Pacific, NHK world reported.
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