China does not seem to like the report of two groups of U.S. aircraft carriers conducting joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after U.S. warships sailed near the Chinese-controlled islands in disputed waters.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said they would continue to take the necessary steps to ensure sovereignty, security and development interests.
Earlier, two US aircraft carriers, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and Nimitz Carrier Strike Group were reportedly conducting training in the South China Sea.
According to the U.S. Navy, the exercise is aimed at improving the interoperability of assets as well as command and control capabilities.
The exercise comes days after China denounced the sailing of the warship, the USS John S. McCain, near the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands, which the U.S. considers to be a navigation freedom operation, the first mission by the U.S. navy since President Joe Biden took over. position.
It is common knowledge that the United States had previously opposed China's demands on the territory, and described Beijing's act of bullying some countries by controlling the waters as illegal.
