Originally Posted by
West Coast
USN sends a lone destroyer near one of “their islands” and the Chinese military along with their diplomatic corps go ape ****. U.K. sends a carrier battle group and the Chinese don’t even take notice, nah, don’t buy it.. Any one in the leadership in the Chinese military who didn’t take the threat of a CBG sailing nearby should be relieved of their authority.
Unless US support it then UK will struggle to send a CBG close to China. RN struggling to recruit / retain and that unlikely to change so putting all your resources and sailing around the world to put on a show of force achieves what ?