Germany Sends Warships To Indo Pacific As Tensions With China Escalate Report

German General Eberhard Zorn said on Wednesday that the Bundeswehr will send warships to the Indo-Pacific and join allies in exercises as China steps up operations around Taiwan. “We don’t want to provoke anyone with our presence, but to send a strong signal of solidarity with our allies,” Zorn told Reuters. “We are in favor of freedom of navigation and the preservation of international rules.” Germany, which was frugal in military spending in the second half of the 20th century, pledged to increase defense spending above 2% of its total GDP in February after Russia invaded Ukraine. Eberhard Zorn, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, attends a press conference on the coronavirus containment measures supported by the Bundeswehr in Berlin, Germany, March 19, 2020. (Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS) Chancellor Olaf Scholz said last week that Germany’s own arms stockpile has been depleted due to the arms shipment to Ukraine, but pledged on Monday to support Kyiv for “as long as necessary”. SEN. BLACKBURN IN TAIWAN: CHINA’S ‘INTELLIGENCE’ TACTICS MUST STOP, US MUST FOCUS CCP’S ‘ATTACK’ Now, the country is also turning its attention to China, which has sent warplanes to the middle of the Taiwan Strait and fired missiles over the island in recent weeks. The German flag flies on the German Navy supply ship Elbe upon arrival for the NATO Baltic MCM Squadex 22 exercise in the port of Riga, Latvia, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Ints Kalnins) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Two US Navy warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, a practice that has been routine in recent years but is now accompanied by heightened tension after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Zorn told Reuters the German military would also send troops to Australia for military exercises next year in a bid to “consolidate our presence in the region”. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.

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German General Eberhard Zorn said on Wednesday that the Bundeswehr will send warships to the Indo-Pacific and join allies in exercises as China steps up operations around Taiwan. “We don’t want to provoke anyone with our presence, but to send a strong signal of solidarity with our allies,” Zorn told Reuters. “We are in favor of freedom of navigation and the preservation of international rules.” Germany, which was frugal in military spending in the second half of the 20th century, pledged to increase defense spending above 2% of its total GDP in February after Russia invaded Ukraine. Eberhard Zorn, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, attends a press conference on the coronavirus containment measures supported by the Bundeswehr in Berlin, Germany, March 19, 2020. (Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS) Chancellor Olaf Scholz said last week that Germany’s own arms stockpile has been depleted due to the arms shipment to Ukraine, but pledged on Monday to support Kyiv for “as long as necessary”. SEN. BLACKBURN IN TAIWAN: CHINA’S ‘INTELLIGENCE’ TACTICS MUST STOP, US MUST FOCUS CCP’S ‘ATTACK’ Now, the country is also turning its attention to China, which has sent warplanes to the middle of the Taiwan Strait and fired missiles over the island in recent weeks. The German flag flies on the German Navy supply ship Elbe upon arrival for the NATO Baltic MCM Squadex 22 exercise in the port of Riga, Latvia, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Ints Kalnins) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Two US Navy warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, a practice that has been routine in recent years but is now accompanied by heightened tension after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Zorn told Reuters the German military would also send troops to Australia for military exercises next year in a bid to “consolidate our presence in the region”. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.