The United States put on a show of force with an 'elephant walk' of bombers on its Air Force base in Guam after China threatened Taiwan with an aircraft carrier and strike group over the weekend. On Monday, the Andersen Air Force Base, which is about 1,800 miles east of China, flexed its military strength with at least a dozen aircraft from the US Navy and Air Force. The USS Roosevelt and USS Ronald Reagan are the only two US carriers in the Pacific, but both have been forced to dock due to confirmed coronavirus cases onboard, which effectively gives China free range in the region. The Liaoning, which can carry up to 24 J-15 fighter jets, is currently the only aircraft carrier active in the western Pacific.
China’s naval exercise with the Liaoning aircraft carrier was first reported by Japan’s military on Friday. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force said the Liaoning, accompanied by battle group of two destroyers, two frigates, and a support vessel passed through the Miyako Strait, between Okinawa and the Miyako Islands.
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