15 October 2014 Last updated at 03:59 GMT
Why is the US Navy practising for war with China?
The US prefers to talk about engaging with China, but it is clear its navy is now also practising for a potential conflict, reports the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.
You don't get invited out on a US nuclear aircraft carrier all that often, and after writing this I might not get invited back for a while.On the flight deck of the USS George Washington the noise is like nothing I've ever experienced. A few feet from where I am standing, 11 F/A-18 Super Hornets are lining up to be launched.
The first one is hooked on to the catapult; there is a massive crescendo as its engines roar to full re-heat. Then, in a cloud of white steam, the 15-tonne jet is thrown down the deck and off the end of the ship like a toy.
Seconds later, the deck crew in their multi-coloured smocks are calmly lining up the next one.
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