The Telegraph: US Navy prepared to ramp up Pacific presence to deter China
The US Navy says it is preparing for "any contingency" surrounding territorial disputes in the Pacific
The United States moved to reassure its jittery allies in the Asia-Pacific that it has enough firepower to maintain stability in the region that has seen increased Chinese muscle-flexing in recent years.
Admiral Scott Swift, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, said that the US could increase deployment of combat ships, if necessary, and ramp up training exercises with its regional allies, including China’s historical enemy, Japan
Adm Swift said his 200-vessel US Pacific Fleet, by far the world’s strongest, “was ready and prepared to respond to any contingency that the president may suggest would be necessary.”
His remarks to reporters in Manila came a month after President Barack Obama called for an end to China's “aggressive actions” in the South China Sea, saying that the coming superpower must not establish its claims by “throwing elbows and pushing people out of the way”.
WNU Editor: The new commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is certainly going out of his way to make a point that it is not business as usual when it comes to China and its "bullying" of U.S. allies over territorial disputes .... US Admiral Joins S. China Sea Surveillance Mission (VOA). See above video for more on this surveillance mission.
Update: Marines Storm Aussie Beach Under China’s Gaze Amid Tensions (Bloomberg)
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