USS Ronald Reagan carrier group to visit Hong Kong as China holds out olive branch to America
2018-11-21 09:37:58 source：South China Morning Post
November 20, 2018
An American carrier strike group led by the USS Ronald Reagan was heading to Hong Kong on Tuesday following a visit by a senior People’s Liberation Army commander as the two sides aimed to soothe months of tensions.
Military analysts said the fact that the ships had been given approval to dock on Wednesday indicated that Beijing was trying to calm things down ahead of a meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G20 summit at the end of the month.
In September China denied a request by the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp to make a port call in the city.
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