China is working on an enormous aircraft carrier that rivals the biggest in the U.S. fleet, analysts say

China has not acknowledged it is developing a new supercarrier, and Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the embassy in Washington, had no comment when asked about the new design. He said that the country’s national defense policy is “purely defensive in nature.” The U.S. has nonetheless made no secret that it sees China as a … Read more

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles

SEOUL, South Korea — A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of Busan was meant to display a solid U.S-South Korean … Read more