The German army is strengthening its military presence in the Indo-Pacific

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, the German Navy sends two ships to the other side of the world. A frigate and a supply ship are on their way to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Several exercises with other countries are planned. The air force is also involved in this operation.

In this way, two ships of the German navy moved towards the Indian and Pacific oceans. According to the published information, the supply ship “Frankfurt am Main” departed from Wilhelmshaven and the frigate “Baden-Württemberg” departed from Ruta, Spain. The ships are scheduled to meet at sea and be underway until December. Several exercises are planned with partner countries including India. These ships are intended to help free sea lanes. The German Air Force is also involved. Of course, this is not an operation because there is no order for it from the Bundestag (German Parliament). The Panama Canal, the South China Sea and the Red Sea have been crossed. According to him, a decision should be made at the right time whether to cross the Taiwan Strait or not. No decision has been made yet. “Given the fact that some allies and partner forces are passing through, this is of course an option,” said the Social Democratic Party politician.

Nav “Bayern” was previously on a similar mission from August 2021 to February 2022. Of course, this battleship did not cross the Taiwan Strait at that time. Passing through this crossing will anger China.

Alena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, recently did not rule out the possibility of “Baden-Württemberg” passing through the Taiwan Strait. During his trip to New Zealand, he said that the route of the warship and a supply ship will not be announced in advance. At the same time, he emphasized that the “right of peaceful passage” also applies to the Taiwan Strait. According to him, the same rules apply there as in all similar sea areas where our ships and other ships travel. The training mission of these two ships is carried out on this basis.

Boris Pistorius, the German Federal Defense Minister, spoke of a “big but very long operation” and said : A mission with the frigate “Baden-Württemberg” is planned until the end of the year. According to him, these ships, among other things, will participate in exercises with international partners in the Pacific Ocean. are deployed, while Baden-Württemberg left southern Spain on Tuesday with about 180 troops. Pistorius said in a speech that the two ships are scheduled to meet in the Atlantic Ocean in the next few days and “conduct numerous port visits and cooperation and exercises with partners around the world over the next 210 days.” “text-align:justify”>According to Pistorius, participation in an international exercise is planned off the coast of Hawaii, and the ships will also demonstrate the German presence in the Indo-Pacific, an area of ​​global strategic importance, Pistorius said “Increasingly, it is also for Germany and Europe. We want to contribute to the stability, security and openness of the transit routes, because it directly affects us,” he said And not defending the rules-based order is not and will not be an option for Germany. The ministry said: “The Air Force will participate in a total of five international exercises in Alaska, Japan, Hawaii, Australia and India with more than 30 aircraft.”

At the same time as the beginning of this mission, the Chinese government warned Germany about the passage of warships of this country through the Taiwan Strait and considered this as an act to provoke and threaten China’s sovereignty and security.

Lin Jian, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said in a speech in Beijing: China has always respected the right to freedom of navigation, but it firmly rejects the issue that any country in the name of freedom of navigation, sovereignty and security provoke and threaten China. He emphasized: It is hoped that countries outside the Asia-Pacific region will not create problems for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. considered provocative against China. The People’s Republic of China claims the Democratic Republic of Taiwan as its territory. Beijing’s central government is trying to “reunify” the island and has repeatedly threatened to attack.

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