As Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, arrived on the island today, Tuesday, the US Seventh Fleet announced the movement of numerous navy ships south of Taiwan.
The US Seventh Fleet tweeted that the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which has been cruising the area since the beginning of July, is in the Philippine Sea, south of Taiwan, at the same time that China pledged to initiate specific military operations in retaliation for Pelosis’ visit.
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On July 31, the Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and munitions ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) and a Super Puma (EC-225) performed a replenishment-at-sea with the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, @Gipper 76. Twitter image: #USNavy | #MSCDelivers.
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The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) declared that Pelosis’ visit, which is the highest-ranking US official to visit the island since her predecessor Newt Gingerichs’ visit in 1997, is unrelated to the deployment of these two ships in the area.
The US Seventh Fleet dispatches military warships south of Taiwan to coincide with Pelosi’s arrival.
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