The US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) patrols the South China Sea. The picture shows that it berthed in Singapore on the 23rd.Photo: Recap of US Pacific Fleet Twitter
China’s semi-official think tank, Peking University’s “South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program Platform” (SCSPI), which has long been concerned about the dynamics of the U.S. military in the South China Sea, released today (28th) the latest location of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), at 9 a.m. At about 600 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the sea was heading northeast.
According to the pictures, the USS Reagan was still in Malaysia on the 21st, moving northward at a slow speed; it entered the waters southeast of Vietnam in the early morning of the 28th, but the progress of the northward advance in the past 33 hours has not been rapid. According to what we have learned, before arriving in Vietnamese waters on the 27th, the “Regan” also received aviation fuel, dry cargo and other supplies from the supply ship “Tipecanoo (T-AO-199)”.
SCSPI pointed out the day before that the USS Regan strike group includes the Buck-class missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76) and the Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG). -54)” and the “Tipecanoo” supply ship “crossed” the South China Sea for the second time in 10 days.
Some military experts pointed out that the “Reagan” was resupplying in distant undisputed waters, and “returning” to the South China Sea in a short period of time. It is speculated that if it is not a “planned” trip, it may be with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. ) is expected to visit Taiwan in August, when the “Reagan” strike group may be on standby in Okinawa or the Philippine Sea to provide necessary security protection; and the deliberate slowdown near Vietnam may be in response to the “Telephone Talks with Xi Jinping”. “As a result, the waiting action is related to waiting for Pelosi’s schedule to be determined.
The “South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program Platform” (SCSPI) released the latest position of the U.S. aircraft carrier “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)” on the 28th. It was about 600 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at about 9 a.m. The sea was heading northeast.
The “South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program Platform” (SCSPI) released the latest position of the U.S. aircraft carrier “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)” on the 28th. It was about 600 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at about 9 a.m. The sea was heading northeast.Photo: Flip the SCS Probing Initiative Twitter