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(Morning News) The United States and Indonesia launched a two -week joint military exercise on Monday (August 1).
Agence France -Presse reported that the United States Washington said that the annual military exercise code -named "Garuda Shield" aims to promote regional cooperation to support a free and open Asia -Pacific region.
The United States and its Asian allies are increasingly worried about China ’s increasingly arbitrary exclusiveness.However, although the scale of this military exercise is much larger than in previous years, Washington emphasized that military exercises are not targeted at any country.
This year's "Kobe Shield" military exercise will be held near Singapore and Malaysia, Sumatra and Liaonu Islands in Singapore and Malaysia.In addition to at least 4,000 US -Indian soldiers, Australia and Singapore will also participate in exercises, and Japan will also participate for the first time.
Participating in the U.S. Army Commander Smith said to the media in Jakarta on July 26: "This is an exercise for building mutual trust, unity, mutual understanding, enhancement ability and other aspects." He said: "So, this is a military exercise, which will not pose a threat to any party."
On the occasion of this military exercise, the situation in the Taiwan Strait was turbulent.The third American politician, Perlis of the House of Representatives to visit the Asia-Pacific region .Earlier, it was reported that she would visit Taiwan.
If Pelosi really arrives in Taiwan, she will become the highest -level politicians in the United States who visited Taiwan for 25 years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 28 and US President Biden have warned: "The Chinese government and the Chinese peopleThe position on the Taiwan issue is consistent, and it is the firm will of 1.4 billion Chinese people to resolutely safeguarding China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Public opinion cannot be contrary to the fire, and it will be self -immoral. "
