UK Carrier’s Indo-Pacific Voyage Aimed at Showing China Law of the Sea: Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks on the flight deck during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in Portsmouth, southwest England, prior to its departure for Asia in its first operational deployment, on May 21, 2021. Leon Neal/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The deployment of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Indo-Pacific region will show China that the UK believes in the law of the sea, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

The Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth will head to Asia later this month in a massive show of force aimed at countering the security challenges posed by the Chinese regime.