Monday, June 22, 2020

China Will Be Releasing Its Own Report On The US Military Presence In The Asia-Pacific Tomorrow

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Halsey (DDG 97) and USS Sampson (DDG 102).

Global Times: China releases report on US military presence in Asia-Pacific, warns of increased conflict risk

China is set to release its 2020 research report on the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region amid the US' recent increased military activities near China, including repeated trespassing into China's territorial waters in the South China Sea by warships this year. The possibility of a conflict could substantially increase, which must be managed and prevented, the report says.

To be published by China's National Institute for South China Sea Studies on Tuesday, the report details US security policy, military presence and deployment, recent military activities and security relations in the region. It focuses on the changes brought by the US' return to the Cold War-esque great-power competition to China-US military relations, and evaluates the positive role of China-US military relations in stabilizing bilateral relations in the new era, according to an abstract of the report the institute sent to the Global Times on Sunday.

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WNU Editor: This Chinese report is going to be made public tomorrow. I am sure there is going to be some interesting observations and conclusions from the Chinese.