{"id":1993616,"date":"2023-08-07T19:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T23:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-and-russia-send-stark-signal-to-undersized-us-navy-wicker-says\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T19:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T23:55:01","slug":"china-and-russia-send-stark-signal-to-undersized-us-navy-wicker-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-and-russia-send-stark-signal-to-undersized-us-navy-wicker-says\/","title":{"rendered":"China and Russia&#8217;s actions send a strong message to the US Navy, warns Wicker."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-and-russia-send-stark-signal-to-undersized-us-navy-wicker-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>China and Russia Send &#8220;Stark Signal&#8221; to U.S. Naval Forces<\/h2>\n<p>A top \u200cRepublican argues that China and Russia have sent a strong message to U.S. naval forces, indicating that they \u2063will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-mounts-on-sheldon-whitehouse-to-resign-in-shame-over-ties-to-racist-beach-club\/\" title=\"Pressure Mounts on Sheldon Whitehouse To Resign in Shame Over Ties to Racist Beach Club\">face increasing pressure<\/a> from Moscow \u2063and Beijing. This comes \u2062after joint military exercises by the two regimes near Alaska.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe scale and complexity of this \u200cRussian and Chinese naval\u2063 deployment is unprecedented,\u201d Senate Armed\u200b Services ranking member Roger Wicker (R-MS) said Monday. \u201cWhile I \u200dam glad \u2064the U.S. Navy deployed four destroyers and a P-8 aircraft to monitor the fleet, the exercise serves as a stark signal that generational investments in U.S. shipbuilding and ship maintenance to maintain deterrence are more \u2063necessary than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Strategic Convergence and Equanimous Posture<\/h3>\n<p>Chinese General \u2063Secretary Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have \u2063publicly displayed their strategic convergence in recent years\u200c through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-keeps-testing-icbms-and-we-cant-stop-them\/\" title=\"North Korea Keeps Testing ICBMs (And We Can\u2019t Stop Them)\">high-profile summits<\/a> \u200cand military exercises. Despite the concerns raised by Wicker,\u2064 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s \u2062team maintained a calm and composed stance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNORAD and \u200bNORTHCOM\u200d monitored their presence,\u201d Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters. \u201cThey were in international waters. At no point in time were they deemed to pose a threat. And so like any country, they are free\u200d to conduct \u2063exercises in international airspace, international water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ryder&#8217;s\u200d response aimed to address Chinese allegations of hypocrisy, emphasizing the importance \u2062of the U.S. ability \u200bto operate in international waters, even in areas disputed by China.<\/p>\n<h3>Geopolitical Statement and Ongoing Debate<\/h3>\n<p>The appearance of an 11-ship flotilla near Alaska marked the\u200d third joint naval\u200c patrol between China and Russia, according to Chinese media. While the Chinese Embassy stated that\u2063 the action was not\u2062 targeted at any third party, U.S. lawmakers interpreted it as a significant geopolitical statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe incursion by 11 Chinese and Russian warships \u200coperating together, off the coast of Alaska, is yet another reminder that we have entered a new \u200dera of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-sen-sullivan-russia-ending-standoff-with-ukraine-a-head-fake\/\" title=\"GOP Sen. Sullivan: Russia Ending Standoff with Ukraine 'a Head Fake'\">authoritarian aggression led<\/a> by the dictators in Beijing and Moscow,\u201d Sen. Dan Sullivan \u200d(R-AK) said Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The joint military exercise is notable not only for its location but also for the fact that \u2064the two militaries are training together. This has sparked an ongoing debate about reinforcing the U.S.\u200b Navy, which\u2064 is currently undersized compared to the force mandated by federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn only two decades, \u200dthe PRC has tripled the size of its Navy and is on pace to quadruple to over 400 ships by 2030,\u201d Adm. Michael\u2062 Gilday, the chief of\u2062 naval operations, told a Senate panel in March. \u201cWithout question, the PRC\u2019s investments\u200c in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-and-russia-send-stark-signal-to-undersized-us-navy-wicker-says\/\" title=\"China and Russia's actions send a strong message to the US Navy, warns Wicker.\">offensive warfighting systems<\/a>, across all domains, are aimed at the heart of America\u2019s maritime power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, this \u2063joint operation has added fuel to the discussion surrounding President Joe Biden&#8217;s budget request for the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to seeing a comprehensive plan to improve America\u2019s ability to manufacture and maintain our most important conventional capability, the Virginia-class submarine,\u201d Wicker said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Republican, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), claims that China and Russia&#8217;s recent joint military exercises near Alaska send a strong message that U.S. naval forces will encounter mounting pressure from Moscow and Beijing. 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