A German warship will dock in Mumbai later this month amid concerns over China’s growing aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The deployment of the Bayern Bayern frigate, seen as a “signal” to China Germany In Indo-Pacific This followed Berlin’s announcement of its strategy in 2020 to maintain a rules-based international order in the region.
The Brandenburg-class battleship also recently entered the South China Sea (scs) Water, becoming the first German warship to do so in 2 decades. Germany became the second European country, after France, to announce a new strategy for the Indo-Pacific in September 2020, which, among other things, underscored the importance of UNCLOS and freedom of navigation to ensure that there is no disruption in maritime trade routes.
The frigate is expected to dock at Mumbai on January 21. Its actual engagements here will depend on the Covid lockdown restrictions at that time. Official sources said the option of showing the ship virtually while it is in Mumbai is also being considered.
The frigate was sent to the Indo-Pacific in August last year on a “patrol and training mission” as Germany sought to shore up its activities in the region. China refused to intercept the warship in Shanghai in September. Bayern’s presence in the Indo-Pacific is seen as a harbinger of more such deployments by Germany in the region, despite strong economic ties with China.
After the frigate crossed the SCS last month and docked in Singapore, German Navy chief Vice Admiralty K-achim Schonbach was quoted as saying that Bayern’s deployment was a “signal” to Beijing in the face of “widespread and illegal” maritime claims. He also suggested more such military deployment by Germany as he described Bayern’s mission as “just a teaser”. Although the frigate was docked in several countries in the region since August last year, it did not enter the Taiwan Strait.
German officials also said that Bayern’s presence in the SCS underscored Germany’s continued commitment to freedom of navigation and “preservation of a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific under pressure in the South China Sea”.
“The People’s Republic of China, for example, is making far-reaching maritime claims and does not recognize the 2016 UNCLOS arbitration decision on the Spratly Islands. There have been repeated incidents with other states bordering the islands,” it said. said.
According to Germany, disruption of maritime trade routes in the Indo-Pacific and supply chains from Europe would have serious consequences for “the prosperity and supply of Germany and Europe”.
The Brandenburg-class battleship also recently entered the South China Sea (scs) Water, becoming the first German warship to do so in 2 decades. Germany became the second European country, after France, to announce a new strategy for the Indo-Pacific in September 2020, which, among other things, underscored the importance of UNCLOS and freedom of navigation to ensure that there is no disruption in maritime trade routes.
The frigate is expected to dock at Mumbai on January 21. Its actual engagements here will depend on the Covid lockdown restrictions at that time. Official sources said the option of showing the ship virtually while it is in Mumbai is also being considered.
The frigate was sent to the Indo-Pacific in August last year on a “patrol and training mission” as Germany sought to shore up its activities in the region. China refused to intercept the warship in Shanghai in September. Bayern’s presence in the Indo-Pacific is seen as a harbinger of more such deployments by Germany in the region, despite strong economic ties with China.
After the frigate crossed the SCS last month and docked in Singapore, German Navy chief Vice Admiralty K-achim Schonbach was quoted as saying that Bayern’s deployment was a “signal” to Beijing in the face of “widespread and illegal” maritime claims. He also suggested more such military deployment by Germany as he described Bayern’s mission as “just a teaser”. Although the frigate was docked in several countries in the region since August last year, it did not enter the Taiwan Strait.
German officials also said that Bayern’s presence in the SCS underscored Germany’s continued commitment to freedom of navigation and “preservation of a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific under pressure in the South China Sea”.
“The People’s Republic of China, for example, is making far-reaching maritime claims and does not recognize the 2016 UNCLOS arbitration decision on the Spratly Islands. There have been repeated incidents with other states bordering the islands,” it said. said.
According to Germany, disruption of maritime trade routes in the Indo-Pacific and supply chains from Europe would have serious consequences for “the prosperity and supply of Germany and Europe”.
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