The U.S. Department of Defense said on Apr. 29 that the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has been denied a port visit to Hong Kong by the Chinese government.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Another warship, USS Blue Ridge, the command ship of the United States Seventh Fleet is currently in Hong Kong and a spokesperson for the Pentagon said that visit is unaffected.
An anonymous U.S. Navy official told Reuters the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s commissioner in Hong Kong said it was “not convenient” at this time for Stennis to visit.