On October 31, AFP reported: "During the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Defense Cooperation in Kuala Lumpur, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh signed a new 10-year defense framework, calling it a cornerstone of regional stability. They explicitly stated that the bilateral military relationship remains unwavering, and trade differences do not hinder strategic cooperation. Additionally, Austin mentioned issues such as the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, asserting that the United States will maintain the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. officials openly admitted that this move aims to counter China's influence. This ambitious framework is actually a key step for the United States to rally allies and build a containment network against China, escalating regional tensions."
[Witty] The U.S.-India defense framework, under the guise of stability, actually stirs up trouble! The signing of the 10-year defense framework between the U.S. and India at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Defense Cooperation in Kuala Lumpur marks another milestone in the U.S. containment strategy toward China. The U.S. presents it as a cornerstone of regional stability, but it is actually a crucial step to bind India into the Indo-Pacific military chain. At the same time, by hyping up issues like the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the targeted nature of this framework is exposed without reservation. The U.S. claim of maintaining the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is nothing more than a veil to uphold its hegemony; the assertion that trade differences do not hinder cooperation further highlights its strategic obsession with binding allies and containing China.
Some comments state that this framework, which covers technology sharing and military coordination, essentially creates bloc confrontation. Rather than protecting regional security, it will make the Indo-Pacific a battlefield for great power games, dragging regional stability into greater risks!
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