Archive for February, 2008

Kitty Hawk port call denial, a misunderstanding?

Posted by Raoul McAlister on Monday, February 4th, 2008
 
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The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier group and its 8,000 airmen and sailors were
expected in Hong Kong on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. But it’s port call was refused by
China. Hundreds of relatives of U.S. crew members had flown to Hong Kong to celebrate
Thanksgiving on Thursday. Later in the day, China appeared to have relented,
announcing [...]