LONDON -- The U.K. will station two new patrol vessels in the Indo-Pacific region for"at least the next five years" as part of plans by the U.S. and its allies to check China's naval expansion, Tony Radakin, a senior Royal Navy admiral, told Nikkei in a recent interview
He stressed that"this is part of the free and open Indo Pacific, and part of the rules-based order. I think it's been a very clear U.K. position, along with other nations that are signatories to [the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea]." Radakin said that security cooperation between Japan and the U.K. will become even stronger, noting that the two countries are able to share facilities and equipment, and the armed forces of both countries use the highly advanced F-35 stealth fighter aircraft.
The ships will also help guard against illegal activities like maritime smuggling, according to the British government. Asked about this, Radakin replied,"This is not about basing or stationing troops." He noted that the carrier strike group had conducted a series of joint exercises with allies and friendly countries, adding that the U.K. involvement is a chance"to come together to discuss our trading relationship and to support the trade in the region and the free flow of trade."
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