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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Conducts Combat Drills Near Taiwan as Tensions Escalate
On 4/6/21 at 6:32 AM EDT
A Chinese aircraft carrier group accompanied by the country s latest large destroyer is conducting combat drills in the seas near Taiwan as part of a blue-water training exercise, China s navy said on Monday.
Liaoning, the People s Liberation Army Navy s first combat-ready carrier, was escorted by five warships as it left the East China Sea and transited the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific on Saturday, according to a statement made by Japan s defense ministry the following day.
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The carrier group s routine far-sea drill was organized according to the military s annual work plan, said PLA Navy spokesperson Gao Xiucheng. The purpose was to evaluate the group s training, as well as to increase its capability to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, the official added.
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by Andrew Galbraith (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China’s navy said late on Monday in a further escalation of tensions near the island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory.
The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday that its Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea on April 4 to conduct routine operations, its second such visit this year, amid stepped up U.S.-China tensions.
Taiwan has complained of an increase in Chinese military activity near the island in recent months, as China steps up efforts to assert its sovereignty over the democratically run island, which receives weapons and other support from the United States.
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The U.S. 7th Fleet announced on April 6 that the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group had entered the South China Sea two days before, on April 4, to conduct “routine operations.” This would be the second time this year that the strike group – consisting of flag ship carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Carrier Air Wing 11, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, Destroyer Squadron 23, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell – has entered that body of water as part of its tasking within the 7th Fleet’s area of operations.
According to the 7th Fleet statement, “While in the South China Sea, the strike group will conduct fixed and rotary-wing flight operations, maritime strike exercises, anti-submarine operations, coordinated tactical training, and more.”
Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group enters South China Sea
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron 87 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on Monday. Photo by Dartañon D. De La Garza/U.S. Navy
April 6 (UPI) The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group entered the South China Sea to conduct routine operations this weekend, the Navy announced on Tuesday. It is great to be back in the South China Sea to reassure our allies and partners that we remain committed to freedom of the seas, Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, said in a Navy press release.