
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) transits the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 on Aug. 22, 2020. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy and partner nations have so far not encountered a Russian or Chinese maritime presence during the Rim of the Pacific 2020 exercise, according to a Navy official.
“No, we’ve had no presence of [People’s Republic of China] or Russian Federation ships within our waters that we’re aware of,” Capt. Jay Steingold, the director of this year’s RIMPAC exercise,...
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/24/no-russian-or-chinese-presence-at-first-week-of-rimpac