{"id":81552,"date":"2018-09-01T10:31:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T14:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81552"},"modified":"2018-09-01T10:31:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T14:31:04","slug":"the-us-is-sending-an-unmistakable-message-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=81552","title":{"rendered":"The US is sending an unmistakable message to China"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BUFFs\"<\/p>\n

-Four B-52 bomber flights through the East and South China Seas this month<\/p>\n

-US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress heavy long-range bombers, powerful weapons of war, have made multiple flights through the East and South China Seas this month.<\/p>\n

-These flights are part of US Indo-Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission, which aims to strengthen America’s deterrence in the face of emerging threats.<\/p>\n

-News of these flights comes on the heels of a Pentagon report that China’s bombers are increasingly active in the region, often pushing the limits to project power at greater distances.<\/p>\n

Business Insider<\/a> reports several US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress heavy long-range bombers have flown through the contested East and South China Seas multiple times this month, sending an unmistakable message to China.<\/p>\n

Four flights involving two bombers each time, were carried out in the disputed seas as part of US Indo-Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) mission. <\/p>\n

Two B-52s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron (EBS) participated in joint anti-submarine training exercises with two US Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft on Aug. 1 in the East China Sea, US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) said in an official statement.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, it increased our readiness to serve as a credible deterrent force and presence within the theater,” Maj. John Radtke, 96th EBS mission planner, explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Is the US trying to exert more pressure on China’s trade by sending a B-52 bombers to the South China Sea?” China’s nationalist state-affiliated tabloid Global Times asked in an editorial Thursday. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CBP flights are “flown in accordance with international law” and are consistent with America’s “long-standing and well-known freedom of navigation policies,” PACAF public affairs said. China has often expressed frustration with the US position on this particular matter. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looks like the Air Force is getting in the Freedom of Navigation Ops in a big way. Hard to miss a couple BUFFs flying formation over China’s disputed claims.<\/p>\n

What they were doing in an ASW exercise is beyond me, but whatever floats your boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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