U.S. sends carriers to South China Sea during Chinese military drills ࢀ" Serialpressit (News)

Two American aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, the U.S. navy said, as China also carried out military drills. Both countries have accused each other of stoking tensions in the strategic waterway, at a time of strained relations between the two nations over a number of issues including, coronavirus and Hong Kong. The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan were carrying out operations and exercises in the South China Sea ࢀœto support a free and open Indo-Pacific,ࢀ the navy said in a statement. It did not say exactly where the exercises were being…