U.S. won't be "bullied" by China, Navy carrier group commander says

The commander of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier deployed to Northeast Asia said on Tuesday that American forces wouldn't be deterred by China's warnings about the likelihood of conflict.

"We're resolute in that we're not going to be bullied, we're not going to be coerced, and we are going to stay here and fly and operate in international norms," said Rear Adm. Christopher Sweeney, who heads up Carrier Strike Group 11, a flotilla of warships led by the "supercarrier" USS Nimitz.

The Nimitz and its escorts arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on the East China Sea following back-to-back war games with Japan and South Korea. The strike group will wrap up a monthlong show of force when it conducts trilateral naval drills with both Asian allies next week.