U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is seen during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command's fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson in waters around Okinawa southwest of the Korean peninsula U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/via REUTERS
Business Insider/SCMP: China is opening its doors to a US carrier group after months of mounting tensions
* After months of rising tensions, during which Beijing rejected a port call request from the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, China has decided to open its doors to a US carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
* The port call comes on heels of a military-to-military exchange at sea, where Chinese officials were invited to watch US Navy F-18 Super Hornets take off and land from the deck of the carrier.
* Recent Chinese media reports indicate that military ties could serve as a stabilizer in the relationship, but numerous unresolved issues continue to complicate things.
An American carrier strike group led by the USS Ronald Reagan was heading to Hong Kong on Tuesday following a visit by a senior People's Liberation Army commander as the two sides aimed to soothe months of tensions.
Military analysts said the fact that the ships had been given approval to dock on Wednesday indicated that Beijing was trying to calm things down ahead of a meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G20 summit at the end of the month.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese are definitely trying to calm things down before Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet at the G20 summit later this month.
