A source from the US government said a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could again be deployed to the Taiwan Strait if China establishes a second air defense identification zone (ADIZ), this time over the disputed South China Sea, to demonstrate the resolve of Washington to defend its security partner, our sister newspaper China Times reported on Apr. 29.
US aircraft carriers were sent to the Taiwan Strait between 1995 and 1996 when the People's Liberation Army threatened to attack the island as it prepared to hold its first democratic elections.
President Barack Obama said in the Philippines on Apr. 28 that the United States has no intention to surround and isolate China. Obama also said that the United States needs the assistance of China to maintain international order.
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