U.S. Carriers Sail in Western Pacific, Hoping China Takes Notice

© U.S. Navy/Getty Images The aircraft carriers John C. Stennis, left, and Ronald Reagan, right, and other warships on Saturday in the Philippine Sea.  BEIJING — In a show of strength before an international court’s ruling on China’s claims in the South China Sea, the United States Navy sent two aircraft carriers and their accompanying…

Pacific Powder Keg: US Deploys More Ships Raising Stakes in South China Sea

  The Obama administration continues its drift towards World War III through an openly confrontational policy towards Beijing in the South China Sea, harkening memories of the ‘Guns of August.’ On Thursday, US Navy officials speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed Washington’s plans to dispatch more surface ships to bolster the Third Fleet’s deployment in the South China Sea. The…

U.S. Third Fleet expands East Asia role as tensions rise with China

The U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet will send more ships to East Asia to operate outside its normal theater alongside the Japan-based Seventh Fleet, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a move that comes at a time of heightened tensions with China.The Third Fleet’s Pacific Surface Action Group, which includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance and…