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The Pentagon decided to leave the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan near Taiwan "
In addition, the United States has postponed a planned test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to avoid rising tensions, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.. The Minuteman test was scheduled for this week at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been postponed for a short period..
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In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Beijing launched a live-fire military exercise by launching missiles and deploying warships around the island..
USS Ronald Reagan is based in Japan and operates in the Western Pacific.
In recent days, the US aircraft carrier sailed in the East China and Philippine seas.
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Earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry explained the military exercises against the background of the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. China says its military exercises around the Taiwan Strait were "
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