UK risking all-out war - urgent warning as warship speeds to South China Sea.

UK risking all-out war - urgent warning as warship speeds to South China Sea. THE FIRST operational deployment of Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth to the disputed waters of the South China Sea could inflame tensions with Beijing risking war, it has been claimed. The £3billion warship set off from Portsmouth Naval Base for the 28-week deployment by the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to the Indo-Pacific region which will cover 26,000 nautical miles. In signs of the UK’s close defence alliance with Washington, 250 of the 1,600 crew are members of the US Marine Corps. The departure last weekend is seen as a landmark moment as the UK aims to build its new foreign policy outside the EU.