US steps up combat capabilities in strongest signal yet to Beijing over South China Sea

THE US ramped up its combat abilities in recent military exercises, sending its strongest signal yet to China that it is prepared to contest Beijing's sovereignty claims over the South China Sea.

source https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1403551/south-china-sea-uss-dwight-eisenhower-china-naval-drills-usa-joe-biden-ont