Analysis: Taiwan tensions reveal challenges for U.S. navy as Chinese threat grows

U.S. military officials repeatedly talk of "routine" patrols to support a "free and open Indo-Pacific" but the realities are increasingly challenging amid the worst Taiwan tensions since 1996, according to diplomats, military attaches and security analysts.

"The natural flight path would be over the South China Sea but the place is now bristling with radars, sensors and jamming equipment on China's island bases, so it is something to avoid in the Pelosi context," said Singapore-based security consultant Alexander Neill.

More than half of the U.S. Navy's 111 currently deployed battle force ships are now within the Japanese-based Seventh Fleet's sphere of responsibility that straddles the western Pacific and Indian oceans, according to the tracking by the independent U.S. Naval Institute. The passage of the Reagan strike group was particularly closely watched by regional security analysts in the days before Pelosi's mission.

The move came as China launched exercises between July 16 and 20 surrounding its bases further north in the Paracel islands, east of Danang and covering 100,000 square km, according to statements by local maritime authorities.

Taiwan is not Florida, US can easily go home and eat Dorritos with no consequences. What challenges? Dick measuring contest?

中国距离美国那么远，何谈威胁？中国并没有把军舰开去美国周围部署。恰恰相反，是美国的亚太战略在抑制中国。

The threat to peace comes from the USA, not China.

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Of course the CCP is upset. They figured buying off corrupt democrats who were more than willing to sell out their own country would never challenge them 🤷🏻‍♀️ ThanksNancy

The United States Navy is severely outmatched when compared to the Chinese Navy. The US has been spending way too much time teaching wokeism and not enough on combat training not to mention being outclassed and numbered in equipment. Terrible lapse of judgement. .SenateGOP

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