The United States has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday. The U.S Navy has confirmed this news.

According to NBC, the aircraft carrier strike group that is included the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 2. The vessel was described as "routine operations" on February 18.

The China's foreign ministry warned Donald Trump government against challenging Beijing's sovereignty in the region. The tension between China and the new American administration of President Donald Trump have started over trade, Taiwan, and disputed territorial rights in the South China Sea.

BBC has reported that China has disputes with a number of countries over maritime areas and islands in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is considered the crucial portion of global trade and one of the busiest lanes in the world.

The U.S. longstanding one china policy, which is recognized China's claim to Taiwan as a renegade province. The change in position came after a telephone call with China's President Xi Jinping.

The aircraft carrier was last in the South China Sea two years ago. James Mattis, US Defence Secretary said during a recent trip to Japan that the Trump administration saw no need for "dramatic military moves" at the stage.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said," We urge the US not to take any actions that challenge China's sovereignty and security".

The relations between two countries remain fraught, with each eyeing the other warily. The Chinese government and Chinese press which often reflects the Chinese government viewpoint particularly harsh toward Trump, calling him "reckless" and unfit to lead superpower policy.

China wrapped up its own naval exercises in the South China Sea on Friday. War games involving its own aircraft carrier have unnerved neighbors with which it has long-running territorial disputes.

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