In a strong message to the dragon, the United States Navy carried out a dual aircraft carrier exercise in the South China sea.
USS Nimitz(CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan(CVN 76) are conducting dual carrier ops exercises in South China Sea to support free and open Indo-Pacific: Lt Commander Sean Brophy, Accreditation in Public Relations+Military(APR+M)Public Affairs Officer for Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group said.
US-China relations have been suffering in recent times as President Donald Trump has decided to play hardball with China on Trade and the dragon refusing to bulge. Both countries have been going at each other by taking steps to hamper each others interest.
Protests had erupted in New York City this morning calling for a boycott of Chinese products. These protests were carried out by Indian, Taiwanese and Tibetan communities in the States. {