#媒体: The US aircraft carrier USS Reagan has turned # Because US Speaker Pelosi visited the Taiwan region on the evening of August 2 in spite of China's opposition and solemn negotiations, grossly interfering in China's sovereignty. The People's Liberation Army launched military exercises on the 4th and fired a number of high-precision ballistic missiles into six sea and air areas around Taiwan to deter Taiwan independence diehards.
In this regard, the US White House announced that the US "Reagan" aircraft carrier will continue to be stationed nearby to monitor the situation, and also announced that the US aircraft and warship will also cross the Taiwan Strait. It is worth noting that in order to ease tensions, Washington has claimed a long-planned test launch of the Air Force's Volunteer Army-3 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The United States has also reiterated its "one China" policy and does not want a crisis.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin has instructed the USS Reagan and its warships in its strike group to stay nearby. Kirby said the move was to "monitor the situation" and would continue to "support" Taiwan, as well as defend national allies, including Japan. In the coming weeks, he said, Washington will also conduct standard air and sea crossing operations through the Taiwan Strait.
Although the voice of the US side is very high, at the same time, US President Biden will postpone the scheduled "Volunteer-3" ICBM test to avoid exacerbating tensions. Reports did not disclose when the test was postponed.
"When China conducts destabilizing military exercises around Taiwan, the United States has demonstrated the behavior of a responsible nuclear power by reducing the risk of miscalculation and misunderstanding," Kirby claimed. ”
The U.S. 7th Fleet announced on the 5th that the "Reagan" was still flying in the Philippine Sea, and released the picture of the carrier-based F-18 Super Hornet fighter rising and falling on the deck of the aircraft carrier.
The Chinese think tank "Perception of the Strategic Situation in the South China Sea" pointed out that the US military sent at least 7 reconnaissance and early warning aircraft of various types to the waters surrounding Taiwan on the 5th, including 1 RC135V reconnaissance aircraft, 1 RC135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft, 3 P8A anti-submarine aircraft, 1 E3G airborne early warning aircraft, 1 U2S reconnaissance aircraft, and 6 tankers.
At noon on August 6, according to the flight trajectory of the "Reagan" carrier aircraft "Greyhound" C-2A, the "Ronald Reagan" aircraft carrier strike group began to turn back on the 5th. Compared with the morning of the 5th, by noon on the 6th, it had moved about 230 nautical miles to the southwest.
Experts from military think tanks pointed out that the above response of the US side mainly has three meanings: strategic cooling, tactical pressure, and active use of military exercises to observe the situation of the Chinese military. Headlines hit list
