Combat exercises between the United States and the Philippines will not be affected by America’s focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, according to a US general. The Biden administration aims to strengthen military alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China. Concerns have been raised that conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could divert resources from the pivot to Asia and the Pacific.
Combat exercises between the United States and the Philippines involving thousands of forces each year will not be affected by America’s focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East , a US general said Thursday. The Biden administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to build deterrence and to better counter China , including in any future confrontation over Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.
But there have been concerns that the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict could hamper America’s pivot to Asia and the Pacific and divert military resources intended for the region. “Certainly, it does not affect our presence,” Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, commanding general of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division, told The Associated Press in an interview late Thursday when asked to comment on those concerns. “If anything, it drives an increased sense of urgency to focus on these partnerships that we’ve developed decades ago and it’s our responsibility to continue to build on these unique training opportunitie
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