The U.S. Navy has dispatched one of its carrier strike groups to the South China Sea amid rising tensions with China. According to a press release by the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, the John C. Stennis Strike Group is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The U.S. armada transited the Luzon Strait on March 1 and has been operating in the eastern half of the South China Sea for the past four days, the press statement reads. Read more
