US Military Exercises In Asia Meant To Send A Signal To China, Say Experts -- FOX News
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Pentagon has airmailed Beijing a belated and unsubtle message for the recent Chinese New Year – by parachuting in Pacific combat troops into the Asia Pacific.
After more than a decade of wars in the Middle East, 2014 is the year in which the U.S. officially starts re-orientating its military focus to Asia as Washington aims to counter the military build-up by China.
The U.S. fears America’s regional allies will suffer instability as Beijing flexes it muscles – including developing ballistic missiles designed to take out the U.S. Pacific fleet.
This past weekend, as part of the annual multinational joint exercise known as Cobra Gold, the U.S. dropped a crack airborne task force into central Thailand. They were the first U.S. boots on Asian soil since the official change in military and foreign policy posture.
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My Comment: Will China take the time to notice this American signal .... for some reason I have my doubts. What does not help is that the Chinese have made it very clear to all of us that they are more concerned about this.
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