April 9, 2017

"The possibility of a military confrontation has increased with a US navy strike group racing towards the Korean peninsula, but China's stance on the North Korea issue remains unchanged, Chinese analysts said on Sunday.

A US Navy strike group is on its way to the Western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force amid growing concerns over North Korea's weapons program, Reuters reported Saturday, citing a US official. The strike group includes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and is making its way from Singapore toward the Korean peninsula.

The possibility of a military confrontation increased between the US and North Korea, Jin Canrong, associate dean of the Department of International Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Sunday."

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