China-US tension: aircraft carrier tag team shows America strengthening Indo-Pacific presence


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The USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group is expected to monitor the Chinese Navy in the Indo-Pacific later this summer, filling the void left by the Ronald Reagan strike group as it heads to the Middle East to support the US military during its withdrawal from Afghanistan , according to the US Navy. Military experts said the regular deployment of carrier strike groups (CSG) in the region indicated the US would continue to strengthen its military presence targeting the assertiveness of the People’s Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea . The Carl Vinson group, which...