"Forces Return to the Pacific," the largest military exercise in U.S. history targets China. Multiple media outlets, including Global Times, reported that the United States recently conducted an unprecedented large-scale exercise in the Pacific, named the "Forces Return to the Pacific" exercise. This exercise will explore new concepts such as agile operations and distributed joint operations.

Previously, the United States has also conducted many exercises near us, such as the "Valiant Shield 2022" with over 200 aircraft, which was a large-scale operation. Then in 2023, the "Northern Edge" and "Vigilant Spirit 2024" were also carried out with over 150 combat aircraft. Given the context of the conflicts in Gaza, Israel, and Russia, this time the "Forces Return to the Pacific" exercise in the Asia-Pacific region reached 300 aircraft, and the number of participants has increased significantly compared to previous times. Especially in July, it coincided with the "Cooperative Cope" exercise between the U.S., Japan, India, and Australia, and the two exercises overlapped in time, indicating that the U.S. is preparing for something new in the Asia-Pacific region.

Currently, the U.S. attitude toward the Ukraine-Russia conflict is changing, and future aid may be mild. This conflict is not important; as long as it continues to fight. There will be no major war between Israel and Iran in the short term, especially after the U.S. bombed the Fordow nuclear facility, and it is believed that the three parties or both sides will remain quiet for a while. Therefore, the U.S. is using this period to pressure China and shift its forces to the Asia-Pacific region. This exercise seems different from previous ones, with many concepts that have not been heard before now becoming core concepts, such as distributed operations, agile operations, and logistics operations under extreme conditions.

Through these new concepts, it indicates that the U.S. is preparing for a new conflict, and also shows that the U.S. is shifting its forces and capabilities to the Asia-Pacific region during a global hot spot temperature decline. Therefore, in the Asia-Pacific and Pacific regions, the U.S. has not fought many wars in recent years, but its troop deployments have never stopped. Moreover, targeting China as a major power, China is not Russia or Iran, and various operational preparations are being carried out openly. However, regardless of the circumstances, China is making significant achievements in the development and innovation of equipment, and in many aspects, it has made a big leap and surpassed Iran and Russia.

Therefore, it is really difficult to use others' methods against China now, especially as the U.S. is currently changing its island chain strategy. The key is China's navy crossing the second island chain, and the rapid development of the new sixth-generation bomber, which is causing headaches for the U.S. Now, the first, second, and third island chains are not safe either, and China's long-range missiles can control any target in any direction, so the strike capability and level have clearly improved, which will have a significant impact on the U.S. So the U.S. also knows that even the largest exercise in the Asia-Pacific region cannot scare China.

Although this "Forces Return to the Pacific" exercise has become the largest exercise in decades, with a lot of noise, it is still very difficult to deter or scare China. Therefore, it now feels that the U.S. is quickly turning anxiety into ability in the Asia-Pacific region. Regardless of everything, the strategic opponents, strategic environment, and strategic space in the Asia-Pacific region are different, so it is extremely difficult to gain any advantage from China. Therefore, while stoking up global hotspots to meet American interests, the U.S. may not get anything they want in the Asia-Pacific region.

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