Ryan Chan
Why It Matters
Under the orders of President Donald Trump, the U.S. military has been carrying out an air and naval campaign against the Houthis across western Yemen since March 15. The Pentagon has also enhanced its force posture in the Middle East, including by re-tasking an aircraft carrier group from the Pacific.
The U.S. Navy has played a central role in the airstrikes against the Houthis through the deployment of two naval strike groups led by the aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman and USS Carl Vinson. The Houthis have made several attempts to strike U.S. warships in the waters near Yemen with missiles and drones.
China has threatened to take self-ruled Taiwan by force. The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 requires that the United States provide defensive arms to the island while maintaining its own capability to resist any attempt to change the cross-Taiwan Strait status quo by other than peaceful means.
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