The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam steam in formation with Australian and Japanese ships during a trilateral security exercise in the Philippine Sea, July 21, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Codie L. Soule)
(ZEROHEDGE) – Just as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which is a nuclear-powered supercarrier, entered the South China Sea on Thursday after making its way from Singapore, China unveiled that will hold military exercises in the same region on Friday and Saturday.
The country's Maritime Safety Administration was cited in state-run Global Times as announcing the new South China Sea naval drills, which also comes as tensions are boiling over a proposed trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi next month.
The drills appear to be a direct response to the USS Ronald Reagan being present in regional waters, given China often holds short-notice exercises in response to what Beijing sees as US naval "provocations". The past days and weeks have already witnessed snap exercises near the Paracel Islands, after two weeks ago the US sailed the USS Benfold destroyer past the China-claimed islands, angering Beijing.
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