The US has reportedly deployed 375,000 soldiers and 60% of its warships in the Indo-Pacific region. FMTNews China
BEIJING: The US military is deploying “unprecedented” numbers to the Asia-Pacific region, raising the risk of an incident with China’s navy, a senior Chinese official said Tuesday.
The United States’ regular “freedom of navigation” operations in the South China Sea — where China and neighbouring countries have competing claims — angers Beijing, and China’s navy usually warns off the US ships. “The US military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region is unprecedented,” said Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute of South China Sea Studies, a government think tank.“If a crisis were to erupt, the repercussions on bilateral relations would be catastrophic.”The report said the US has deployed 375,000 soldiers and 60% of its warships in the Indo-Pacific region. Three US aircraft carriers have been sent to the region.
The two militaries “Should step up communication” in order “to prevent strategic misunderstanding and miscalculation”, according to the report.
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