US Navy carriers and amphibious assault ships a warning to Chicoms?

 Faye Higbee:

Two US carriers and their strike groups, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Abraham Lincoln, two Amphibious Assault Ships, and their Expeditionary strike groups have operated near Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Seems to be making China nervous, for some reason…but it’s their own fault. A May 2 war game with the aircraft carrier Liaoning, and then they did a large-scale surrounding of Taiwan on May 6-8 that was widely viewed as a “rehearsal” for taking the island nation by force:

The largest iteration of the Liaoning aircraft carrier group to date also participated in China’s aerial, naval and ballistic live-fire war game in the waters off Taiwan after conducting military drills near the U.S. Navy base at Sasebo, Japan, on May 2.

The Liaoning aircraft carrier group is now reportedly operating near the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, according to China’s Observer .

Per SOFREP (with Song Zhongping, Military Analyst)

The Liaoning aircraft group was also deployed east of Taiwan along with a surmountable number of combat fighters in the west…

“In preparation of and a possible real action of military conflict in the Taiwan Straits, all PLA forces will play their roles, as they will surround the entire island, seal it off and launch effective strikes,” Song said, who noted the lack of amphibious landings and ground exercises.

“By having the Liaoning aircraft carrier group positioned east of Taiwan, the PLA not only cuts off possible reinforcements from foreign interference forces but also launches attacks on military bases east of the Taiwan island and intercepts any escape attempts from secessionist forces.”

 Real Clear Defense reports:

The large gathering of US carriers and amphibious assault ships came just a week after the USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, sailed through the Taiwan Strait and was “shadowed” by a ship from China’s Eastern Theater Command. US ships routinely sail through the strait to keep the shipping lanes open from Chinese expansion.

The Navy has often conducted military exercises with Japan and other Indo-Pacific nations. This is reportedly the first time two America-class Amphibious assault ships have been together at the same time in the region. The Amphibious Assault Ships look like standard aircraft carriers but are smaller. They are still capable of carrying helicopters and fighter jets and are primarily for land-based operations. The aircraft carriers are meant to dominate sea and air encounters.

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The Chicom carriers are no match for the US ones.  The Chinese could use them for air support of an attack on Taiwan.  The US forces could thwart such an attack.  The Japanese also have a high-tech carrier group that could come into play against a Chicom attack.