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Yesterday, India announced that Australia would participate in the annual Malabar naval exercise scheduled for November. Therefore, the Malabar exercise in 2020 no longer only the India-US-Japan sides, but has fully participated in the “diamond quartet” to mark a historic turning point in the cooperation of the four countries. this.
Not just revival
First, this is the result of long-term efforts. First conducted in 1992, the Malabar drills initially included only the US and India. From 1992 to 1998, the Malabar exercise was carried out three times and was later suspended by the United States due to India’s nuclear weapons test. It was not until 2002, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, that the US administration of President George Bush resumed the exercise of Malabar.
Amid such a backdrop, the aftermath of strong criticism from Beijing and the impact of the new administration’s policy in Australia under then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appear to have caused Canberra to withdraw from the Malabar exercises. Perhaps Australia had perceived that it was more risky to pressure China than to ignore Chinese behavior.
This fact causes the “diamond quartet” to strengthen cooperation. And all four countries are participating in the Malabar exercise this year marked by increased cooperation. Therefore, compared to fiscal 2007, Malabar’s motivation for cooperation in this exercise was stronger and clearer.
Third, the upcoming Malabar drills could strengthen cooperation in the “diamond quartet” strengthened by Beijing’s aggression. Recently, Washington has set itself the expectation of institutionalizing the “quartet of diamonds” to shape an alliance such as “Asian NATO”, so that the next exercises will give shape in part to this objective.
Strengthen military agreements
To date, the four members of the quartet have signed bilateral agreements on “Acquisition and mutual services” (ACSA) or agreement on “Logistical support” (LEMOA). The two agreements are the same, allowing the armies of the participating countries to access each other’s military bases, help with refueling, share logistics and transportation (including air transport). ), comunication system…
Therefore, along with the joint quadripartite exercise, the “diamond quartet” is strengthening military cooperation with many valuable agreements.
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The United States, Japan and Australia exercise in the South China Sea Yesterday, the United States Navy announced that the destroyer USS John S. McCain and the ship JS Kirisame (Japan) and the ship HMAS Arunta (Australia) conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on October 19. On October 13, the United States Navy announced that two American ships, the destroyer USS John McCain and the tanker USNS Tippecanoe, would be training with two Japanese warships in the South China Sea beginning October 12. Before that, on October 15, McCain also practiced with the USS Ronald Reagan carrier group in the South China Sea. This is the third time that Reagan ships have operated in the South China Sea this year. I saw tran |
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China exercises to shoot live bullets in the Gulf of Tonkin The Hai Nam Provincial Department of Maritime Affairs (HMSA – China) has just released two notices saying that China has conducted a live-fire exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin from October 18-21. Specifically, HMSA announced on October 17 to conduct a real-time shooting exercise in an area limited by 4 coordinate points located in the northwestern part of Hainan Island from October 18 to 19 and prohibited the entry of ships into this area. On the afternoon of October 19, HMSA announced again about the real-time shooting exercise in the same area on October 20-21. Both advertisements indicated a training time of 6 to 19 hours a day (local time). The training area is limited by 4 specific coordinate points, which according to calculations based on the Google Earth application, cover an area of more than 1,200 km.two, with the closest point about 17 km from Hainan Island. Khanh An |
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