The United States needs to invest more in troops, missile detection systems and weapons in the Indo-Pacific region in order to protect the country from an aggressive China threat, Adm. Phil Davidson, the commander of Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday.
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I Took Part in the US-South Korean War Drills. They Make All of Us Less Safe.
Korean Americans outside the White House in Washington, D.C., in March 2021.
Echo
Today, as the United States and South Korea begin their annual combined military exercises, Iâm reminded of the two years I spent in South Korea as a member of the U.S. Army and my participation in military war games in 2004.
Like most Americans, I was blissfully ignorant of how these joint military exercises â which simulate war on the Korean Peninsula and have involved tens of thousands of troops â damage the psyche of the local people and raise tensions between the United States, South Korea and North Korea.
US Indo-Pacific Command Seeks Doubling of Budget, Ring of Missile Sites Off Chinese Coast - Report
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China has set a goal of becoming a “fully developed nation” and “a global leader” by 2049, the centennial of its socialist revolution, but the US has accused the 1.3 billion-strong country of plotting to overturn the world order it has carefully constructed in its favor.
In a five-year investment plan submitted by the head of Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) to Congress this week, commander Adm. Philip Davidson asked for the annual budget to more than double to $4.7 billion, for a total of $27.4 billion by 2027.