China has flown military aircraft into Taiwan for the second time in two days
It is believed to be a show of strength and to act as a message for Joe Biden
USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group entered the sea on Saturday
Pentagon said it was carrying out routine operations to reassure regional allies
But Beijing said such incursions were not conducive to peace in the waterways
WASHINGTON: A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea over the weekend to promote freedom of the seas at a time of US concern about China-Taiwan tensions and Beijing asserting its maritime agenda.
Taiwan, meanwhile, reported an incursion of Chinese bombers and fighter jets into its air defence identification zone.
The patrol comes just days after Joe Biden was sworn in as US president and follows a year of repeated demonstrations of military power by both Beijing and Washington.
REGIONAL TENSIONS
China has complained about US vessels in the South China Sea close to islands it controls, claims, or constructed and turned into military installations.
A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea over the weekend to promote “freedom of the seas” at a time of U.S.…
The USS Theodore Roosevelt sailed into the disputed waters with its carrier strike group on Saturday to carry out routine operations and reassure its allies in the region, the Pentagon said.