US Carrier Strike Group Nimitz Begins Operating In South China Sea

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) transits through the South China Sea on Jan. 12, 2023. US Navy Photo  

CNN: US carrier strike group begins operating in South China Sea as tensions with China simmer 

A US carrier strike group began operating in the South China Sea on Thursday, the Navy announced, amid heightened tensions with Beijing, which claims much of the body of water as its sovereign territory. 

Two Chinese ships are already tailing the US group, a defense official told CNN, which consists of an aircraft carrier, a guided missile cruiser, and three guided missile destroyers. 

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which has lethal and non-lethal capabilities from “space to undersea, across every axis, and every domain,” according to its commander, entered the South China Sea for the first time as part of its current deployment. 

The deployment comes as the US military bolsters its presence in the region in an effort to deter China, which is undergoing a rapid modernization and expansion of its own military and nuclear capabilities.  

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US Carrier Strike Group Nimitz Begins Operating In South China Sea 

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in South China Sea -- Navy.mil  

Carrier USS Nimitz Operating in the South China Sea -- USNI News  

U.S. Navy deploys aircraft carrier in the South China Sea -- News 360  

Nimitz carrier strike group sails in disputed South China Sea -- Washington Times

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