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The Russian ambassador claimed the United States is attempting “to flex muscles … to justify and salvage the image of the current American administration … in the light of the upcoming presidential pre-election campaign.”

But a Chinese embassy spokesman in Washington said the voyage was to "flex muscles" and accused the US of "undermining peace and stability".

The bonus is that the sub-brands offer a pair of cooks the opportunity to flex muscles that might otherwise get little use.

But the Chinese Embassy said the U.S. military deployments “from half a globe away” aimed to “to flex muscles, make military provocations and create maritime and air tensions,” conducting “navigation bullying” in the name of freedom of navigation.

“Lately, U.S. warships have frequently sailed to the Taiwan Strait to flex muscles, provoke and stir up trouble, sending gravely wrong signals to ‘Taiwan-independence’ forces and threatening peace and stability across the region,” said Mr. Zhao, asserting “the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of China’s territory.”