The news of US president Barrack Obama with a selfie stick while in Alaska has been on the net for quite some time now. However, such news of Alaskan escapade of the US president is being eclipsed by another escapade. Reports coming from the Pentagon, confirmed that five Chinese navy ships were spotted off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea, heading in the direction of the Aleutian Islands.
As far as military history is concerned, this is the first time that Chinese military vessels have been spotted in the said area. According to the report, group of sea vessels consist of three combat ships, a resupply ship and an amphibious ship. The disclosure of the information was in consonance with the end of the three day visit of President Obama into Alaska. And such event if misunderstood somehow poses a threat to the American territory. And in order to avoid misinterpretation, the White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, immediately denied any threat coming from the said vessels. On a statement via latimes, Earnest stated that;
"not detected any sort of threat or threatening activities...monitoring movements of the ships but that the intent is still unclear beyond ... that they are not detecting any sort of threatening activities."
This display of naval ship by China should not be interpreted as an act similar to what it is doing on the disputed South China sea where the country is trying build infrastructure on the area of its claimed terriroty. As reported on wallstreet, it is just China's way of demonstrating its rapidly expanding military fleets far from its coast. Even the US navy and other authorities acknowledge the right of China to sail on the said area. As to the statement of Navy Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman, who confirmed the presence of the Chinese ships.
"We respect the freedom of all nations to operate military vessels in international waters in accordance with international law,"
