A seawoman uses binoculars while standing aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan ... of a military confrontation in the South China Sea involving the United States and China ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 7.

The departure of USS Ronald Reagan — one of America’s ... While tensions have escalated in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines and a number of other countries over maritime ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

The ship is replacing the USS Ronald Reagan ... last week in a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea. Yokosuka has been home to a continuous U.S. Navy carrier ...

Its most efficient route would have it passing directly between the Paracel and Spratly island chains of the South China Sea ... and the USS Ronald Reagan, whose home port is in Japan, should ...

A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier continued to patrol the South China Sea this week ... U.S. Pacific Fleet said on its website. USS Ronald Reagan: Bremerton, Washington Photos ...