While the world's attention has been focused on Chinese balloons in near outer space, a far more terrestrial struggle in playing out across East Asia following a string of moves by the Biden administration to deepen American economic, diplomatic and...
In recent weeks, the U.S. cheered on Japan’s plan to vastly expand its defense budget and worked to improve relations between Tokyo and Seoul. In the Philippines, Defense Secretary Austin signed a deal with Manila to expand U.S. military access to Philippine bases.
“The F22’s first kill was not a Russian or Middle Eastern aircraft, it was a Chinese balloon,” said Steve Tharp, a retired Army lieutenant colonel resident in South Korea. “Hence, it’s a natural thing to see buildup in the Indo-Pacific.” Adding to Washington’s difficulties, China is also the leading trade partner of key regional allies such as South Korea, Japan and the Philippines.
But it adds strength to far-flung Pacific bases, creating a tiered regional defense for the American mainland against naval and missile threats. The move also pre-positions Marines for contingencies in the South Pacific, where China is working to gain influence.
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