U.S. And Chinese Carrier Strike Groups Are Operating Near Taiwan

Chinese carrier CNS Shandong (17) operating in the Philippine Sea. JSDF Photo 

USNI News: U.S., Chinese Aircraft Carriers Operating Near Taiwan, Chinese Carrier Shandong Launched 80 Fighter Missions in Weekend Drills 

Both a U.S. and a Chinese carrier strike group are operating near Taiwan as political tensions continue to simmer following a Taiwanese presidential meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), USNI News has learned. 

 On Monday, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was operating in the vicinity of Taiwan in the Philippine Sea, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. 

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is also operating in the Philippine Sea following a series of exercises with Japanese and Koreans with Exercise Ssang 2023.  

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Update: U.S. Navy Strike Group Keeps Close Eye on China's Carrier Near Taiwan (Newsweek)  

WNU Editor: Here are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 10, 2023 .... USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 10, 2023 (USNI News).