U.S.A. warships in the South China Sea to compete with China.

Washington has sent a fleet of warships with two aircraft carriers to the disputed South China Sea. Washington has sent a fleet of warships.dd caption

China enacts a new national security law in Hong Kong and engages in border talks with India. Tensions have risen in the West, including with the United States, over Beijing. In this situation, Washington has sent a fleet of warships with two aircraft carriers to the disputed South China Sea. The biggest military exercise of recent times is scheduled to take place there on Saturday. The warships were sent there to take part in it. However, the move comes at a time when China is conducting large-scale military exercises in the South China Sea.

Tensions are currently high between Washington and Beijing over coronavirus, trade and Hong Kong. At the same time, the two countries have been blaming each other for creating tensions in the strategically important South China Sea.

The US Navy said in a statement that USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan (two aircraft carriers) were going to conduct operations in the South China Sea yesterday to keep the Indo-Pacific free and open.

Some more warships are being sent as allies of the two aircraft carriers. However, the statement did not specify the exact location of the exercise in the South China Sea. China claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea, which stretches for about 1,500 kilometers. However, neighboring countries have been protesting China's demand.

News of the US exercise in the South China Sea first appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The report quoted Real Admiral George M. Wickfeck as saying, "This exercise is to send an unequivocal message to our partners and allies that we are committed to maintaining regional security and stability." Not rehearsal. It has nothing to do with any political event.

One week ago, another USS Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by USS Nimitz, conducted operations in the Indo-Pacific region. It is rare in the Western Pacific to join three aircraft carriers at the same time. As a result, this exercise is being taken very seriously.

China is conducting large-scale military exercises in the South China Sea. The Pentagon has announced a counter-exercise.

Washington has sent a fleet of warships with two aircraft carriers to the disputed South China Sea. Washington has sent a fleet of warships.dd caption

China last week announced a five-day military exercise near the disputed Paracel Iceland in the South China Sea, which began last Wednesday. Both China and Vietnam claim Paracel Island as their own.

In the wake of China's announcement, the Pentagon has claimed that such exercises would be counterproductive to maintaining stability and reducing tensions. Besides the United States, Vietnam and the Philippines have also criticized China's exercise. They said it would have an impact on Beijing's relations with its neighbors and increase tensions in the region. Last Friday, China issued a statement rejecting US criticism. The country blames Washington for escalating tensions.

According to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force warships have been conducting long-term exercises in the western Pacific, including the South China Sea. The region currently has three USS warships, the USS Nimitz, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Neighboring countries have long been at loggerheads over the South China Sea. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam and South Korea claim parts of the sea. As a result of the dispute, Beijing has increased its military presence there. The United States has accused China of trying to intimidate neighboring countries seeking to extract gas and oil from the South China Sea.