Britain says Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to visit Japan, South Korea on maiden deployment | Inquirer News

Britain says Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to visit Japan, South Korea on maiden deployment

/ 05:46 PM April 26, 2021

TOKYO — Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will lead a flotilla of Royal Navy ships through Asian waters on port visits to Japan and South Korea on its maiden deployment, the British embassy in Tokyo said on Monday.

The high profile visits, aimed at bolstering security ties in East Asia, come amid tensions in the region as concern grows in Japan over any threat posed to neighboring Taiwan by China.

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