{"id":46548,"date":"2023-11-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/02\/uss-ronald-reagan-pulls-into-the-philippines-amidst-tension-with-china\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:08:28","slug":"uss-ronald-reagan-pulls-into-the-philippines-amidst-tension-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/02\/uss-ronald-reagan-pulls-into-the-philippines-amidst-tension-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Ronald Reagan pulls into the Philippines amidst tension with China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan<\/a> began a port call in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday, a visit that comes amid tensions between China and the U.S. ally over territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reagan, the Navy\u2019s Japan-based carrier, last visited Manila in October 2022, and Navy officials said this recent visit was planned in advance and was not a response to the latest flare-up between Beijing and Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, Reagan\u2019s arrival showcases the rejuvenated alliance between the United States and the Philippines in the face of China\u2019s increased maritime assertions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also puts some gray hulls behind recent U.S. warnings<\/a> that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels near the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No injuries were reported but the encounters damaged a Philippine coast guard ship and a wooden-hulled supply boat operated by navy personnel, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t