21.09.2022, 09:52
Gut möglich, dass die Bockigkeit der Salomonen (und hinter den Kulissen vermutlich auch die chinesische Einflussnahme mit dem Geldschein) dazu führt, dass sich in relativer Nähe zur Inselgruppe eine neue Basis für westliche (oder auch japanische, indische und südkoreanische) Flottenkräfte etablieren könnte: Genauer gesagt scheinen die Fidschi-Inseln zu profitieren vom Peking-Schwenk der Salomonen...
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Zitat:Pacific Port Visits Show Regions Growing Importance: Experthttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...ce-expert/
The Fijian Port of Suva is becoming a must-stop for foreign warships operating in the South Pacific, in what experts say is a sign of the region's growing importance to major powers. [...] In the last several months, warships from as far afield as India, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom have visited Fiji during patrols of the region. More often than not patrolling Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) along the way and conducting exercises with the Fijian Navy. [...]
During his own visit to Suva earlier this month, Commander of the U.S Pacific Fleet, Admiral Samuel Paparo, told a gathered crowd aboard USS Jackson that the ships visit to Suva was an “opportunity” for partners to join together in support of a free and open Indo Pacific. [...]
Dr Anna Powles, a Senior Lecturer at Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, told Naval News that the foreign warships were performing two main missions during their deployments: “These naval deployments in the Pacific are ‘maritime presence missions’, and reflect the strategic significance of the Pacific; however they also have a dual purpose, such as the Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) patrols, which align with Pacific regional security priorities.”
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