UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured in South China Sea

The South China Sea has been a hotbed of naval activity this week as a British aircraft carrier strike group, an American surface action group, and forces from China's People's Liberation Army have all staged exercises in the contested waterway.

UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured in South China Sea
The South China Sea has been a hotbed of naval activity this week as a British aircraft carrier strike group, an American surface action group, and forces from China's People's Liberation Army have all staged exercises in the contested waterway.