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An F/A-18E Super Hornet practices a touch-and-go maneuver on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on June 10, 2020, in the Philippine Sea.
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Aussie navy pilots hit by Chinese lasers
China claims the strategic waterway virtually in its entirety and is sensitive to all foreign naval action in the area, especially by the U.S. and allies such as Australia.