Chen Xia Gtduring News Today

The genuine objective of all Australia’s rhetoric about military cooperation and support is actually to enlist the Pacific islanders to act as Washington and Canberra’s cannon fodders in their future confrontation with China.

If Americans knew what motivations prompt US senior leaders to repeatedly engage in losing foreign adventures - like defending Taiwan - they might be more cautious before entrusting the military with the lives of their idealistic sons and daughters.

The US might have realized it is not easy to turn ASEAN into a pawn, so Washington may push the region harder. According to Ge, Sherman’s trip may be just a beginning. The US secretary of state may participate in the future ASEAN Regional Forum, the US defense minister may attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, and the US president may also likely join the ASEAN Summit. By then, the US will likely put more pressure on the region to serve the framework of its Indo-Pacific Strategy....