Admiral Phil Davidson said on April 30 when he relinquished command of the massive U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, "Make no mistake, the Communist Party of China seeks to supplant the idea of a free and open international order with a new order one with Chinese characteristics where Chinese national power is more important than international law... " Davidson added that strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific "is not between two nations, it is a contest between liberty the fundamental idea behind a free and open Indo-Pacific and authoritarianism, the absence of liberty."
China Responds: U.S. Deliberately Initiated Dangerous Circumstances between Chinese and U.S. military aircraft and vessels
On May 27, 2021 at a China Ministry of National Defense press conference, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei said America keeps "stepping up military deployments in the Asian Pacific region, frequently conducts close-in reconnaissance against China, and even deliberately initiates dangerous circumstances between Chinese and U.S. military aircraft and vessels." He added that a strategy emphasizing military presence and military competition "will only heighten regional tensions and undermine world peace and stability. No strategy should instigate countries to establish selective and exclusive military alliances, or to create a 'New Cold War' of confrontational blocs." In relation to Taiwan, Tan said, "there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an integral part of China," and that currently China-Australia relations "face serious difficulties."
G7 and the Quad Call for No change In Status Quo On Taiwan
The Group of Seven, or G7, made up of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and United States, said on June 13 that, "We underscore the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," adding that "we remain seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas and strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo and increase tensions."
Three months earlier, on March 12, the first-ever leaders meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad-the United States, Japan, Australia and India -- issued a statement saying the nations are "united in a shared vision for the free and open Indo-Pacific"We support the rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, peaceful resolution of disputes, democratic values and territorial integrity."
Largest Land War Maneuvers in Region
The largest land war practice in the region, the U.S.-Australian war maneuvers Talisman Sabre 2021 began in June in Australia. Scaled down from 30,000 due to COVID, over 17,000 military personnel from the United States, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom will conduct war maneuvers including combined Special Forces operations, parachute drops combined Special Forces operations, amphibious (marine) landings, land force maneuvers, urban and air operations and the coordinated firing of live ammunition from late June until mid-August. France, India and Indonesia will participate as observer nations. The U.S.-Australian hypersonic weapon, capable of flying at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), may be tested during Talisman Sabre 2021 at the Australian rocket range near the town of Woomer, South Australia.
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