Newsweek: U.K. and Germany Don't Have Power to Fight China, State Media Says
The editor of China's Communist Party tabloid has warned German and British warships against taking "willful actions" during their deployments to Asia, suggesting the maneuvers could undermine their governments' relations with Beijing.
German officials waved off the country's frigate Bayern on Monday as it set off on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region.
At the end of the year, the warship will become the first German naval vessel to pass through the South China Sea in nearly two decades.
Bayern's deployment came days after the arrival in the region of the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, which passed through the contested waters and is now in the Western Pacific.
The presence of European militaries in Asia is seen by some as a commitment to collective security in the region, as well as support for the principle of lawful navigation through critical sea lanes in international waters.
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WNU Editor: Global Times editor Hu Xijin is right. Neither Britain nor Germany has the power to fight China in the South China Sea.
Global Times is also right about this .... US incapable of simultaneously confronting China, Russia (Global Times).
