France Joins US In The South China Sea, Deploys Submarine
France Joins the US in the South China Sea, deploys nuclear submarines, China worries. France has deployed one of its nuclear submarines to challenge Beijing’s growing dominance in the South China Sea.
Recently US President Joe Biden said that competition with China has reached a peak in the South China Sea. Biden called for like-minded allies in Europe and Asia with it.
This move of France is seen to be associated with this call of Biden. The move by France intensified the conflict in the South China Sea.
Biden’s appeal has had an impact on European countries. In such a situation, the question is what will be the new strategy of China in the South China Sea.
France Joins the US: This step of France is in accordance with international law
French Defense Minister Florence Parley had said in a tweet that the Paris move was in line with international law and is also a testament to the French naval capability.
He said that our Navy is a strategic partner of Australia, America, and Japan for a long time. Defense Minister Florence Parley stressed that the French action was part of a broader international effort. It is legal.
Its purpose is to protect the maritime boundary under international law. However, he did not mention China’s threats anywhere in his tweet.
Britain and Germany gain interest in the South China Sea
Asia Time has shared the information that after the move of France, other countries of Europe can also take such a step. It added that the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany could also deploy their warships in the South China Sea.
Asia Time said that there is a possibility of increasing the activeness of European forces here. This move by European countries could cause a major setback to Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the South China Sea.
Significantly, the increasing involvement of European powers in the South China Sea is in line with the strategic priorities of the Biden administration.
America caught people stealing technology for China, was in contact with research institutes.
The arrest of half a dozen people associated with major educational institutions in America has raised the ears of security agencies there.
All those arrested were in contact with Chinese research institutes and were involved in trying to steal the technology in the US. This information has been given by Real Clear Investigations.
According to this branch of US political news website Real Clear Politics, China’s attempt to steal technology is part of its diminishing US influence in Asia.
China also wants to become the world’s number one in science and technology.
According to Charles Leiber, head of the chemistry department of Harvard University, China has hired scientists and engineers all over the world to fulfill its objective.
These scientists and engineers work in research institutes of other countries keeping in touch with Chinese institutions.
At the same time, they keep the necessary information and technology delivered to China. China is doing all this to become the superpower of the world.
