{"id":3819,"date":"2023-02-09T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:30","slug":"from-us-general-to-invader-allies-are-combat-ready-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/from-us-general-to-invader-allies-are-combat-ready-in-asia\/2023\/02\/09\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"From US General to Invader: Allies are combat-ready in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANILA,<\/span> Philippines<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> —<\/span> U.S.<\/span> forces<\/span> and<\/span> their<\/span> Asian<\/span> allies<\/span> are<\/span> combat-ready<\/span> after<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> joint<\/span> combat<\/span> exercises,<\/span> a<\/span> U.S.<\/span> general<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday,<\/span> adding<\/span> that<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> retreat<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> China’s<\/span> military.<\/span> It<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> serves<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> warning<\/span> to<\/span> potential<\/span> Asian<\/span> attackers<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> China<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> North<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Among<\/span> other<\/span> things,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> treaty<\/span> allies<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Philippines,<\/span> Japan<\/span> and<\/span> Australia<\/span> have<\/span> “unified<\/span> themselves<\/span> and<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> tolerate<\/span> aggression<\/span> by<\/span> those<\/span> nations<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> decided<\/span> to<\/span> change<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> order<\/span> here,”<\/span> Major<\/span> General<\/span> Joseph<\/span> said.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Asia<\/span> has<\/span> no<\/span> counterpart<\/span> to<\/span> NATO,<\/span> the<\/span> 30-nation<\/span> military<\/span> alliance<\/span> whose<\/span> mostly<\/span> European<\/span> members<\/span> defend<\/span> each<\/span> other<\/span> against<\/span> outside<\/span> attack,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> network<\/span> of<\/span> treaty<\/span> alliances<\/span> and<\/span> defence<\/span> partnerships<\/span> that<\/span> maintain<\/span> international<\/span> order.<\/span> It<\/span> provides<\/span> protection,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> 25th<\/span> of<\/span> March<\/span> and<\/span> April<\/span> and<\/span> Commander<\/span> Ryan<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Philippine<\/span> Forces.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Philippines,<\/span> Asia’s<\/span> oldest<\/span> treaty<\/span> ally<\/span> and<\/span> previously<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> U.S.<\/span> naval<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> force<\/span> bases<\/span> outside<\/span> the<\/span> mainland<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> will<\/span> see<\/span> more<\/span> visiting<\/span> U.S.<\/span> troops<\/span> stay<\/span> in<\/span> rotating<\/span> batches,<\/span> with<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> nine<\/span> Philippine<\/span> weapons<\/span> and<\/span> combat<\/span> operations.<\/span> Allows<\/span> you<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> your<\/span> equipment.<\/span> Prepositioning<\/span> military<\/span> camps<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 2014<\/span> defence<\/span> agreement<\/span> The<\/span> Philippines’<\/span> decision<\/span> to<\/span> allow<\/span> a<\/span> broader<\/span> US<\/span> military<\/span> presence<\/span> was<\/span> announced<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Manila<\/span> by<\/span> US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> Lloyd<\/span> Austin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> the<\/span> wider<\/span> Asia-Pacific<\/span> region,<\/span> Washington<\/span> has<\/span> strengthened<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> alliances<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> the<\/span> threat<\/span> posed<\/span> by<\/span> increasingly<\/span> belligerent<\/span> China<\/span> and<\/span> North<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> frowns<\/span> on<\/span> combat<\/span> exercises<\/span> involving<\/span> Americans<\/span> in<\/span> coastal<\/span> areas<\/span> overlooking<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> Washington’s<\/span> meddling<\/span> in<\/span> Asian<\/span> conflicts,<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> routine<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> U.S.<\/span> warships<\/span> and<\/span> jet<\/span> fighters<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> dangerously<\/span> militarized.<\/span> accusing<\/span> it<\/span> of<\/span> becoming<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span> recent<\/span> venues<\/span> of<\/span> large-scale<\/span> exercises<\/span> by<\/span> American<\/span> and<\/span> Filipino<\/span> forces<\/span> included<\/span> coastal<\/span> Philippine<\/span> provinces<\/span> close<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> disputed<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> where<\/span> China<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> increasingly<\/span> assertive<\/span> actions<\/span> to<\/span> cement<\/span> its<\/span> territorial<\/span> claims,<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> northern<\/span> Luzon<\/span> region,<\/span> which<\/span> lies<\/span> across<\/span> a<\/span> narrow<\/span> sea<\/span> border<\/span> from<\/span> Taiwan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Philippines<\/span> have<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> about<\/span> 500<\/span> small<\/span> and<\/span> major<\/span> combat<\/span> exercises<\/span> in<\/span> 2023<\/span> and<\/span> expand<\/span> annual<\/span> military<\/span> drills<\/span> following<\/span> disruptions<\/span> caused<\/span> by<\/span> two<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> coronavirus<\/span> lockdowns,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Philippine<\/span> military<\/span> officials.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>While<\/span> military<\/span> commanders<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> joint<\/span> exercises<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> directed<\/span> against<\/span> any<\/span> particular<\/span> country,<\/span> Ryan<\/span> said<\/span> China’s<\/span> increasingly<\/span> aggressive<\/span> actions<\/span> were<\/span> an<\/span> alarming<\/span> reality<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> should<\/span> brace<\/span> for.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Philippines<\/span> filed<\/span> nearly<\/span> 200<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> protests<\/span> in<\/span> 2022<\/span> alone<\/span> against<\/span> China’s<\/span> aggressive<\/span> actions<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> a<\/span> resource-rich<\/span> and<\/span> busy<\/span> waterway<\/span> where<\/span> Vietnam,<\/span> Malaysia,<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> and<\/span> Brunei<\/span> also<\/span> lay<\/span> overlapping<\/span> territorial<\/span> claims.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Asked<\/span> if<\/span> U.S.<\/span> forces<\/span> and<\/span> their<\/span> Asian<\/span> allies<\/span> were<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> respond<\/span> if<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> crisis<\/span> similar<\/span> to<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> breaks<\/span> out<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region,<\/span> Ryan<\/span> said,<\/span> \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> crucial<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> NATO<\/span> had<\/span> helped<\/span> train<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> troops<\/span> and<\/span> enhanced<\/span> their<\/span> capabilities<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> security<\/span> contingencies<\/span> for<\/span> years<\/span> before<\/span> Russia<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> large-scale<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> Feb.<\/span> On<\/span> the<\/span> 24th<\/span> of<\/span> 2022,<\/span> he<\/span> said:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> think<\/span> our<\/span> allies<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> respect<\/span> sovereignty,<\/span> freedom<\/span> and<\/span> independence,<\/span> and<\/span> our<\/span> opponents<\/span> shouldn’t<\/span> take<\/span> that<\/span> lightly,”<\/span> Ryan<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — U.S. forces and their Asian allies are combat-ready after years of joint combat exercises, a U.S. general said Wednesday, adding that Russia’s retreat in Ukraine is a threat to China’s military. It added that it serves as a warning to potential Asian attackers such as China should be North Korea. Among […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,276,280,2425,2428,2480,2482],"tags":[77,741,1036,1037,1038,1039,1040],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usgenral.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3821,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions\/3821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}