Breaking News (August 8, 2019) : US Nuke-Powered Warship Stop in Manila Amid South China Sea Tension

On Wednesday (August 7) the U.S. Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group 5 made port in Manila after sailing through the South China Sea in what has been seen as a message from the U.S. to Beijing.

The journey of the USS Ronald Reagan through the contested South China Sea was reported on Tuesday (Aug. 6) as it was en route to the Philippines for a short port call. The Nimitz class aircraft carrier is accompanied by the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers USS Chancellorsville and USS Antietam.

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