USS Ronald Reagan anchored in Hong Kong for a port visit on Wednesday in what analysts believe to be a sign of goodwill ahead of a meeting between China president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump.

The 97, 000-ton vessel which towers 20 stories above the waterline anchored in Tsing Yi alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur, and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville.

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USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
Rear Admiral Karl O. Thomas on USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Ronald Reagan. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier (16)
USS Chancellorsville. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.

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Tom founded Hong Kong Free Press in 2015 as the city's first crowdfunded newspaper. He has a BA in Communications and New Media from Leeds University and an MA in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He previously founded an NGO advocating for domestic worker rights, and has contributed to the BBC, Deutsche Welle, Al-Jazeera and others.

Tom leads HKFP – raising funds, managing the team and navigating risk – whilst regularly speaking on press freedom, ethics and media funding at industry events, schools and conferences around the world.