"With U.S. - Chinese Tensions Increasing, U.S. Sends... " Topic

…Second Carrier Group To Asia.

"China demands end to U.S. surveillance flights.

The Navy is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Asia Pacific region amid new tensions with China over a dangerous aerial encounter between a Chinese interceptor and Navy P-8 surveillance craft.

The strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson departed San Diego for the Pacific on Friday, the Navy said in an announcement of what it terms a "planned" deployment.

China's military on Saturday, meanwhile, demanded an end to all U.S. monitoring flights and called U.S. criticism of dangerous Chinese jet maneuvers false…"
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Take note that he final destination for this carrier group is the Middle East.

Amicalement
Armand

Nothing really new in this. Sort of like the old Cold War jockeying with the Soviets, we take turns poking each other with the metaphorical stick.

While there are things that could trigger it I suppose, China and the US are about the last two countries I imagine going to war on the geo-politcal stage right now. Where would we get our t-shirts?

Still probably China, they were making the Tibetan flags for a long time. They are so big, they don't know what they are making. Truth to tell, most T-Shirts are now made in Bangledesh but the sentiment is understood.

The Wal-Mart family will never allow us to go to war with China…

China sure makes a lot of demands………