Joint EU-US naval exercise against China

The United States and the European Union (EU) conducted a two-day naval exercise based on the parties’ Indo-Pacific strategies against China.

“On March 23 and 24, 2023, the European Union and the United States conducted a joint naval exercise as agreed at the EU-US High-Level Consultation meeting on December 2, 2022,” the US Department of State said. United States in a statement.

In the statement, it was indicated that the American warship USS Paul Hamilton, the Spanish ship Reina Sofia connected to the EU Navy’s Operation Atalanta and the Italian ship Carlo Bergamini participated in the exercise and training aimed at improving the procedures of boarding, ship navigation and integration were carried out in the exercise.

The main objective of the exercise, whose location is not specified, is said to be to counter China in the arena of great power competition in the Pacific region. (AA)