Kitty Hawk port call denial, a misunderstanding?
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The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier group and its 8,000 airmen and sailors were
expected in Hong Kong on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. But it’s port call was refused by
China. Hundreds of relatives of U.S. crew members had flown to Hong Kong to celebrate
Thanksgiving on Thursday. Later in the day, China appeared to have relented,
announcing the carrier would be allowed to stop. But Kitty Hawk ships were not
heading back to Hong Kong and were on course towards their base in Japan. Top U.S.
Navy officials said the snub was troubling, but that even more worrying was
Beijing’s refusal earlier that Thanksgiving week to allow two U.S. Navy
minesweepers, USS Patriot and USS Guardian, to enter Hong Kong harbor to escape
approaching stormy weather and take on fuel. Chinese officials so far have not
offered any explanation why they denied U.S. warship entry to Hong Kong. We will
offer our explanation.
Guests:
Eric McVadon, Director of Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute for Foreign Policy
Gordon Chang, author “The Coming Collapse of China”
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