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WorldAll US aircraft carriers leave Indo-Pacific: Should Taiwan worry about a ‘gap’?

The two US carriers deployed in East Asia have both left the Indo-Pacific, leaving no American carrier stationed there. Analysts say this may reinforce the impression that Washington is distracted by the Middle East, while the greater risk lies in Beijing using the absence to promote a narrative that the US cannot attend to Taiwan and to test confidence in its commitments.

US aircraft carriersTaiwanIndo-Pacific securityUS-China relations

BBBC Chinese★★★★☆2026-09-08 00:17Original

All US aircraft carriers leave Indo-Pacific: Should Taiwan worry about a ‘gap’?
All US aircraft carriers leave Indo-Pacific: Should Taiwan worry about a ‘gap’?World