The USS Ronald Reagan will join another carrier for training exercises (Rex) Stock image
Reuters: U.S. Navy chief does not rule out sending aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has not ruled out sending an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, despite military technology advances by China that pose a greater threat to U.S. warships than ever before, the chief of U.S. naval operations said on Friday.
Washington sent ships through the strategic waterway three times last year as it makes more frequent transits of the strait that separates Taiwan from the Chinese mainland, but it has not dispatched a carrier in more than 10 years.
During that time, China has modernized its forces with missiles designed to strike enemy ships.
“We don’t really see any kind of limitation on whatever type of ship could pass through those waters,” Admiral John Richardson told reporters in the Japanese capital, when asked if more advanced Chinese weapons posed too big a risk.
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Update: Navy officials says carrier could be sent through Taiwan Strait (The Hill)
WNU Editor: As long as U.S. - China trade negotiations show promise of success, the U.S. Navy is not going to send an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan strait.
