Satellite Photo Of US Carrier Surrounded By Chinese Warships Makes Rounds on Social Media

USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and some unidentified warships were seen sailing in the area north-east of Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on September 28. pic.twitter.com/eQNOBku8eV

— Duan Dang (@duandang) September 28, 2019

Sputnik: Alleged Satellite Photo of US Carrier Surrounded by Chinese Warships Makes Rounds on Social Media

The US Navy regularly conducts so-called freedom of navigation operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, currently mostly controlled by Beijing. The latter condemns such actions as "provocations" and frequently calls on Washington to cease carrying them out.

A Chinese Weibo social media user with the handle @zhezhongzhihuizhang published a satellite image allegedly showing American aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan surrounded by at least seven other, purportedly Chinese, warships on 24 September. The image, which later spread to other social media platforms, also suggested that the USS Ronald Reagan was alone when it was allegedly surrounded northeast of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, although aircraft carriers are usually accompanied by other warships.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. Navy would never permit a number of foreign warships to approach a U.S. aircraft carrier.