Relations between Washington and Beijing are currently strained over everything from Covid-19 to trade to Hong Kong. FMTNews Coronavirus
The USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz sail together in formation in the South China Sea on July 6.
The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan carried out operations and military exercises in the contested waterway between July 4 and July 6, and returned to the region on Friday, according to a US Navy statement. The presence of the carriers was not in response to political or world events, the statement added, but relations between Washington and Beijing are currently strained over everything from the new coronavirus to trade to Hong Kong.
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