U.S. Withdrawal Is Aimed at China!
The United States is reducing its resources in Europe and redeploying them to Japan, South Korea, and even Thailand.
On the 5th, Russia's "Musk Communist Youth Newspaper" published an article.
The U.S. decision to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany has been interpreted as Trump's retaliation against Germany.
Germans have mocked the U.S. as "childish," not befitting mature behavior.
But these are merely surface-level interpretations.
Konstantin Blokhin, chief researcher at the Center for Security Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a political expert on U.S. affairs, said in an interview that the reason for the U.S. reducing its military presence in Europe lies in strategic needs to contain China.
The expert emphasized that the U.S. does not intend to completely pull out from Western regions, as maintaining control over those areas remains a crucial task.
As Blokhin pointed out, the partial withdrawal of troops from Germany coincides with public statements signaling a cooling of relations between Washington and Berlin.
However, the real reason is that the U.S. leadership aims to reduce resource consumption in Europe and redirect those resources toward building infrastructure capable of limiting China's influence.
According to him, the main forces will be redeployed to Japan and South Korea, while Thailand may also become a deployment target.
An important part of this strategy involves strengthening interactions with India.
Currently, Japan and South Korea are constructing the necessary containment infrastructure, while countries signing military-political agreements with the U.S. are gradually establishing a network of military bases around China.
Konstantin Blokhin believes that the number of U.S. troops stationed near China will increase.
Forces from other parts of the world will be gradually relocated to areas directly bordering China.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864119617943688/
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