Britain’s Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured conducting sea trials off the coast of Scotland. Photo: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum FRPU (E)
Japan, US greet European naval deployments in Asia as counter to China’s rise
- Britain plans to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to East Asia, as France dispatches a naval vessel and Germany sends a frigate to the Indian Ocean
- The developments come amid doubts in Asia and the broader region about how much of a security threat Europe sees as coming from China
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured conducting sea trials off the coast of Scotland. Photo: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum FRPU (E)