( Berlin Reuters) Major General Schultz, German Navy, said that two German warships are currently waiting for Berlin to determine whether to pass through the Taiwan Strait in September.
According to Reuters on Monday (August 19), the United States and Canada and other countries have sent warships to pass the Taiwan Strait in recent weeks.If the German warships are successful this time, it will be the first time since 2002 .
Schultz, commander of the German Navy Special Forces, said in an telephone interview with Reuters, saying that "the decision has not yet been implemented" and said that the relevant decision will be affected by the weather.
He said: "We show our banner here to show that we are with our partners and friends. We are committed to maintaining rules -based order, solving territorial conflicts through peaceful ways, and ensuring freedom and safety of shipping channels."
Before that, the German frigates "Baden-Wuerttemberg" and the supply ship "FrankFurt AM Main" planned to stop on Tuesday (20th) and will be in Tokyo in South Korea and in South Korea andThe Philippines stay.The two German warships will also conduct military exercises with France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and US warships in the area.
Schultz said that if the German warships under his command passed through the Taiwan Strait, they would not formulate any security measures as they were through the British Geely Strait and Beihai.The team or the maritime militia will follow the prison. "
Reuters reports that the number of military activities in the Taiwan Strait in the past four years has made concerns about the expansion of the territory of Beijing, which has increased, and Germany, with other Western countries, expands its military existence in the region.
In 2021, the German warships traveled to the South China Sea for the first time in the past 20 years.The German Air Force also sent fighters to Japan for the first time to participate in joint exercises last month.
