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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