{"id":25578,"date":"2020-08-24T19:24:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/24\/carrier-ronald-reagan-conducts-air-operations-in-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:37","slug":"carrier-ronald-reagan-conducts-air-operations-in-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2020\/08\/24\/carrier-ronald-reagan-conducts-air-operations-in-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrier Ronald Reagan conducts air operations in South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major shipping route for global commerce and are rich in fish and possible oil and gas reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>US STRIKE GROUP RETURNS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy says the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group entered the South China Sea earlier this month and have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/08\/17\/carrier-ronald-reagan-heads-back-into-the-south-china-sea\/\" target=_blank>carrying out air operations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China routinely objects to U.S. naval activity in the sea, especially when more than one strike group is present, as happened earlier this year, and when they involve operations with navies from other countries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike group includes the carrier, its air wing, the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam, and the destroyers USS Mustin and USS Rafael Peralta.  <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/17\/nimitz-reagan-carrier-strike-groups-pick-up-dual-carrier-exercises-in-south-china-sea-again\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nimitz_Reagan_South-China-Sea.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Nimitz, Reagan Carrier Strike groups pick up dual-carrier exercises in South China Sea again<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Together, the carriers and their strike groups are conducting tactical air defense exercises to \u201cmaintain warfighting readiness and proficiency,&quot; the Navy said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force \u201cconducted flight operations with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and high-end maritime stability operations and exercises,\u201d its commander said in a news release.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOperations in the South China Sea continue to demonstrate enduring U.S. commitment to allies and partners, and a cooperative approach to regional stability and freedom of the seas,\u201d the release said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CHINA HOLDING NEW MILITARY DRILLS <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is holding another round of military drills in the South China Sea amid an uptick in such activity in the area highlighting growing tensions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Maritime Safety Administration said the exercises would run from Monday through Sunday. It warned outside vessels to steer 5 nautical miles (9.26 kilometers) clear of the drill area but otherwise gave no details.  <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/07\/30\/chinese-long-range-bombers-join-drills-over-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP16200518809567.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Chinese long-range bombers join drills over South China Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">China said Thursday that long-range bombers were among the aircraft that took part in recent aerial drills over the South China Sea amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China announced late last month that it had held drills in the South China Sea involving long-range bombers and other aircraft.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese forces have also confronted U.S. naval vessels conducting \u201cfreedom of navigation operations\u201d near Chinese-held islands, as well as forces from Australia and countries that challenge China\u2019s claim to the entire strategic waterway.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CHINA SEEKS RENEWED ASEAN SUPPORT<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China reportedly called together diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last month to seek their backing after a new diplomatic challenge from the U.S.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not clear if the meeting, reported Monday by Hong Kong\u2019s South China Morning Post newspaper, yielded any immediate gains as talks between China and ASEAN remain in limbo.  <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/06\/09\/us-rejects-china-maritime-claims-in-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941706896_4eee144385_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US rejects China maritime claims in South China Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations has fired back at Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting in Beijing was called three weeks after the U.S. rejected nearly all of Beijing\u2019s South China Sea claims and in effect sided with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei in each of their territorial spats with Beijing. China responded by saying the U.S. was trying to sow discord and was meddling in an Asian dispute to flex its muscles and incite a confrontation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the newspaper report, during the meeting in Beijing in early August, a Chinese official expressed concern about the risk from military activities by \u201cnon-regional countries,\u201d a term Beijing uses to refer to the U.S. as well as its allies Japan and Australia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>PHILIPPINES PROTESTS EQUIPMENT SEIZURE<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Philippine government filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces seized fishing equipment set up by Filipinos in disputed Scarborough Shoal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China seized the shoal after a tense sea standoff in 2012, and the Philippines brought its disputes to international arbitration the following year. The tribunal in 2016 invalidated China\u2019s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, but Beijing continues to ignore and defy the decision.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement Thursday that the Philippines \u201calso resolutely objected\u201d to China continuing to issue radio challenges to Philippine aircraft patrolling over the disputed waters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Chinese government spokesperson responded Friday that its coast guard was enforcing the law in Chinese waters, and that the Philippine aircraft had harmed China\u2019s sovereignty and threatened its security.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>VIETNAM ASKS MALAYSIA TO INVESTIGATE SHOOTING<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietnam has asked Malaysia to investigate a coast guard vessel that fired shots at two Vietnamese fishing boats, killing one fisherman.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said officers fired in self-defense after two Vietnamese boats entered Malaysian waters late on Aug. 16. Fishermen aboard threw gasoline bombs and tried to ram their vessel. One Vietnamese fisherman was killed and 18 others were detained, the agency said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietnam\u2019s Foreign Ministry asked Malaysia to investigate and \u201creprimand officers who killed the Vietnamese citizen and treat other Vietnamese fishermen and their properties in a humane way.\u201d  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a look at recent developments in the South China Sea, including air operations by the US Navy&#8217;s carrier Ronald Reagan Strike Group and new military drills by 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