Indonesia, US Troops Hold Live-Fire Drill as China Tensions Mount
In Friday’s drill, only Australian and Singaporean forces joined the US and Indonesian troops.
BATURAJA, KOMPAS.com \- Thousands of troops from Indonesia, the United States, and allies held a live-fire drill Friday as part of what a top US general said was Washington’s efforts to prevent a regional conflict after China’s “destabilizing actions” around Taiwan. The United States and its Asian allies have expressed growing concern about China’s increasing assertiveness in the Pacific, but Washington said the drills were not aimed at any nation even though they were larger than previous training missions. The exercise in Indonesia known as “Super Garuda Shield” came after Beijing staged unp...