US Navy Carriers Conduct Exercises In The South China Sea At The Same Time The Chinese Military Is Conducting Their Exercises (Updated)

Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is one of two conducting drills in the South China Sea [Liang Yingfei/Caixin Media via Reuters]

The Hill: Navy conducts exercises in South China Sea during Chinese military drills

Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers conducted exercises Saturday in disputed waters of the South China Sea at the same time that China carried out controversial military drills in the region.

The Navy confirmed to Reuters that the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan were carrying out operations and exercises in the South China Sea “to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

China claims sovereignty over most of the sea, a claim other Southeast Asian countries reject.

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Update: The Chinese are boasting that they have the weapons to counter the US carrier fleet .... China has wide selection of anti-aircraft carrier weapons at South China Sea: experts (Global Times).

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