US says carrier group in South China Sea

Updated June 15 2021 - 1:50pm, first published 1:48pm
USS Ronald Reagan is leading an aircraft carrier group in the South China Sea, the US Navy says.
USS Ronald Reagan is leading an aircraft carrier group in the South China Sea, the US Navy says.

A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine mission, the US Navy says, at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims most the disputed waterway.

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