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German government and military officials recently revealed plans for the first German naval voyage to East Asia since 2002, in the wake of the country’s new Indo-Pacific guidelines. Amid increased French and British presence in the region – and explicit invitations from Germany’s partners, Japan in particular – this year’s trip is much less of a signal to Beijing than it is a message of support to Berlin’s allies. The voyage was first publicised in 2019 when the frigate Hamburg was selected to conduct joint exercises with India and Australia from May the following year, though this did not proceed...
