The United States flaunted its naval strength as countries of the Asean took an unusually tough stance against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. | FMangosingINQ
The aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups conduct dual carrier operations as the Nimitz Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups began dual carrier operations as the Nimitz Strike Force in the Philippine Sea, June 28.
The strike force is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.#NavyReadiness #USNavyThe US Navy said it “regularly conducts integrated strike group operations to support a free and open Indo- Pacific, and promote an international rules-based order wherein each country can reach its potential without sacrificing national sovereignty.” “Dual carrier operations demonstrate our commitment to regional allies, our ability to rapidly mass combat power in the Indo- Pacific, and our readiness to confront all those who challenge international norms that support regional stability,” said Rear Admiral George Wikoff, commander of Carrier Strike Group 5. The combined operations of the two carriers, the second this month, came a day after Asean member states said in a statement issued by Vietnam that the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea should be the basis of sovereign rights and entitlements in the South China Sea. “Unclos sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out,” it said on Saturday .The Asean statement came as China planned to control the airspace over the South China Sea, which Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had described as a dangerous move. Asean leaders held their annual summit through a video conference on Friday . Vietnam led the drafting of the chairman’s statement as the Asean host for 2020. China is laying claim to the entire South China Sea based on its nine-dash line. Parts of what China is claiming lie tens of thousands of nautical miles away from the Chinese mainland. The mythical nine-dash line had been rejected as illegal and without basis in 2016 by the Permanent Arbitration Court in a case filed by the Philippines. Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei also have claims in the area.
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