Chinese Warships Now Training with U.S. Carrier Strike Group --- that's more than enough to piss off warmongering US interventionists.
On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 9:44:40 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > Why? > > > > B > > > > > https://news.usni.org/2016/06/27/chinese-warships-now-training-u-s-carrier-strike-group?utm_source=USNI+News&utm_campaign=8caf618c0e-USNI_NEWS_DAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0dd4a1450b-8caf618c0e-231630625&mc_cid=8caf618c0e&mc_eid=d6dc384cbf > > > Chinese Warships Now Training with U.S. Carrier Strike Group > > *By: Sam LaGrone <https://news.usni.org/author/slagrone>* > > June 27, 2016 12:09 PM • Updated: June 27, 2016 9:17 PM > > [image: Description: Chinese and U.S. ships on June 25, 2016. Chinese > Ministry of Defense Photo] > <https://i0.wp.com/news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/129091993_14669857291651n.jpg?ssl=1> > > Chinese and U.S. ships on June 25, 2016. Chinese Ministry of Defense Photo > > Five ships from the People’s Liberation Army Navy are training with a U.S. > carrier strike group ahead of next month’s Rim of the Pacific 2016 > exercises, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News on Monday. > > Last week the five ship PLAN flotilla linked up with the strike group – > centered on carrier USS *John C. Stennis* (CVN-74) — met near Guam and > steamed toward Hawaii ahead of July’s international exercises. > > According to a list of ships China intended to send to the exercise > released by U.S. 3rd Fleet, the PLAN flotilla includes Type 052C guided > missile destroyer *Xi’an* (153), Type 054A guided missile frigate > *Hengshui* (572), fleet oiler *Gaoyouhui*, the hospital ship *Peace Ark* > and the submarine logistics vessel *Changxingdao*. > > [image: Description: Chinese and U.S. ships on June 25, 2016. Chinese > Ministry of Defense Photo] > <https://i2.wp.com/news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/129091993_14669857564391n.jpg?ssl=1> > > Chinese and U.S. ships on June 25, 2016. Chinese Ministry of Defense Photo > > The Stennis CSG includes one Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser and > several Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and has mostly been > operating in the South China Sea since April before heading to Hawaii. > > While underway, the close to a dozen ships conducted low-intensity > division tactics (DIVTACS) –ships maneuvering in large formations — the > official said. > > Secretary of Defense Ash Carter previewed the exercises earlier this month > during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. > > “In fact, the United States and China plan to sail together from Guam to > Hawaii for RIMPAC, conducting several exercise events along the way, > including an event to practice search-and-rescue,” Carter said in a speech > <http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/791472/remarks-by-secretary-carter-and-qa-at-the-shangri-la-dialogue-singapore> > > on June 4. > > [image: Description: USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) on May 20, 2016. US Navy] > <https://i1.wp.com/news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160520-N-BR551-034.jpg?ssl=1> > > USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) on May 20, 2016. US Navy > > Later in the speech, Carter used the example of the exercises and China’s > participation in RIMPAC as proof the U.S. is looking to expand military to > military cooperation with the PLA. > > “America wants to expand military-to-military agreements with China to > focus not only on risk reduction, but also on practical cooperation. Our > two militaries can all also work together, bilaterally or as part of the > principled security network, to meet a number of challenges – like > terrorism and piracy – in the Asia-Pacific and around the world.” > > While Beijing and Washington — and its allies — are at odds over > territorial claims in the South China Sea, military to military relations > between the PLA and the Pentagon have been largely good since 2014 when > Chinese ships joined the multinational RIMPAC for the first time. > > When asked by USNI News, U.S. Navy officials did not say if the PLAN had > sent a signals and electronic intelligence spy ship along with the invited > Chinese flotilla this year. > > In 2014, along with five warships, the Chinese sent a Dongdiao-class > auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) ship ships designed to gather > electronic and communication data from surrounding vessels and aircraft > <https://news.usni.org/2014/07/18/china-sends-uninvited-spy-ship-rimpac> > that monitored the exercise. > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNGE3NXY3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjcxMTc3ODM-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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