US Navy carriers converge in western Pacific amid tensions with China

The World

The US Navy is dispatching two aircraft carriers, plus support ships, to the western Pacific amid rising tensions with China. China has mocked the US for the way COVID-19 has disabled one US carrier, so the Trump administration hopes to send a powerful signal to Beijing. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sim Tack, a military analyst with Stratfor, an intelligence analysis company.

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