China Holds Navy Drills in Pacific As U.S. Aircraft Carriers Hit by Coronavirus

The Chinese navy recently launched a series of naval drills to shore up its coastal capabilities in the Pacific, a region where China's goals frequently clash with those of the United States.
The move comes as U.S. aircraft carriers suffered from outbreaks of the novel coronavirus disease that has already infected hundreds of sailors.
The People's Liberation Army deployed Type 22 missile boats to the East Sea for four days of live-fire exercises late last month involving warfighting scenarios that an unnamed military expert told the ruling Chinese Communist Party's Global Times newspaper on Thursday were designed to boost the vessels' coast combat skills. Maneuvers also reportedly involved countermine, damage control and rescue operations.
The Type 22 fleet, dubbed "HOUBEI-class wave-piercing catamaran missile patrol boats" by the Pentagon, is designed to use stealth and speed to overcome much larger targets such as aircraft carriers, the premier symbol of U.S. power projection across the globe. In the Pacific, the U.S. has deployed aircraft carriers and advanced naval assets to challenge China's vast territorial claims.
But at least four of the advanced warships have been linked to cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus disease first observed late last year in China but that is now reported in the U.S. more than any other country. One such ship, the Guam-anchored USS Theodore Roosevelt has registered some 416 cases as of Thursday, including one sailor who had to be rushed to the hospital after he was found unconscious aboard the hard-hit vessel.
The carrier's former commanding officer, Captain Brett Crozier, also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after he was removed from his post last week over a leaked memo appealing to his superiors for support in quarantining personnel. In a speech on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt, former Acting Navy Chief Thomas Modly accused Crozier of either betraying the armed forces or being "too naive or too stupid" to lead the ship. He was forced to apologize and eventually resigned Wednesday after his remarks were leaked to the media.

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China Holds Navy Drills in Pacific As U.S. Aircraft Carriers Hit by Coronavirus

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