German to Indo -Pacific "show muscles", German media warned: Do not go to the "Indo -Pacific Region" pretending to be a giant

[Global Times Special Reporter Zhaodong Global Times reporter Chen Qingqing] Since the 15th of this month, Germany will send multiple fighters to the Asia -Pacific region to participate in the air joint military exercise codenamed "Speed ​​Speed ​​Pacific 2022", and in Australia and Singapore have participated in international military exercises and will have been visited Japan and South Korea since then. The German military's "show muscle" move has aroused widespread concern in German media, saying that "this is the first time in Germany to send fighters to the Indo -Pacific region since the Second World War." The Frankfurt Report reported that the German government issued a signal to prepare for military intervention in the most important region that may be the world's geopolitics.

The "Typhoon" fighter of the German Air Force

German military officials have previously said that the German Air Force's deployment operation in the Indo -Pacific region said that the aircraft will use the air traffic routes of the people to use the Taiwan Strait through the Taiwan Strait. The deployment is to send a signal to a partner instead of China. However, some German media still warned that Germany's tendency to join the US -led "anti -China alliance" may affect Germany and China economic and trade relations; the World News stated in a straightforwardness that Germany must be self -aware of its own strength, and do not "dwarves strong strong strong strength. "Pretend to be a giant".

The Frankfurt Report reported that the German Air Force entered the Indo -Pacific region is not to show its strength, but to reflect the new strategic positioning. Last year, the German Navy had dispatched a frigate to the area, and now it is the Air Force fighter. According to the practice, the German Federal Defense Forces did not say potential opponents, nor did they explicitly conduct drills for what scenes. But it is clear that Germany's partners in Asia are preparing "potential confrontation with China."

It is reported that in military, Germany is still too weak to play a pivotal role at the crisis. But from a political perspective, the German government is selecting a new route, just like Germany today, which will cause Germany to be unable to maintain close economic and trade relations with China for a long time. Joining a "Anti -China Alliance" led by the United States in Germany will be tested quickly than many people in Berlin.

Jacques Schuster, chief commentator of the German "World News", commented that the operation was mainly to show China: Germany also had something to get. But he also emphasized that there is a gap between the European "gust" fighter in Germany and the top fighter in the United States. If the "gust" fighter is shot down, the German army may still pull out several old "wind wind" fighters, but there is nothing other than that. In this prospect, Germany has to consider the key issue of a geopolitics: What are the interests of Germany in the Far East?

Jacques Schuster finally pointed out that "the German army is best to play an influence in Europe and reduce the burden on allies such as the United States, instead of going to the 'Indo -Pacific Region' pretending to be a giant."

Experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times on the 21st believe that some German public opinion is more reasonable for the German military's deployment to the Asia -Pacific region. Maintaining cooperative relations with Germany is essential for Germany's strategic and economic benefits. The above experts said that the current German government and the military have different attitudes towards China. The current German government's policies for China are still largely continued during the Merkel period. In comparison, the German new government pays more attention to avoiding the relationship between the existence of enhancing enhancement in the Asia -Pacific region, because if the communication is not smooth, it is likely to cause misjudgment. Germany's current policy may be to seek a balance. On the one hand, it must cooperate with the "Indo -Pacific Strategy" in the United States, and at the same time want to maintain Sino -German relations. But this idea is very likely to be counterproductive.

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