(Beijing / Tokyo Comprehensive News) U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz and the three warships of its strike group entered the South China Sea and carried out various drills such as maritime blow training.
China Think Tank's "South China Sea Strategic Situation Perception" on Friday (January 13) posted on Weibo that satellite images show that the US Navy aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ and destroyer USS Chung-Hoon "The USS Decatur and the USS Wayne E. Meyer entered the South China Sea on Thursday (January 12).La Shun Beach ") about 200 kilometers northwest of sea activities.
The Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy issued a press release on the same day that the Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group will exercise in the South China Sea, including maritime blow training, anti -submarine operations, and local air joint operations training.
Statement also said that this event was part of the US Navy's regular operation in the Pacific in India, and it was a free sailing in consistent with international law.
Nimitz's aircraft carrier strike group has been deployed in the Pacific Ocean since December last year. It has just ended training in the eastern waters of the Philippines, and entered the South China Sea for the first time on Thursday.
