UK to permanently deploy two warships in Asia Pacific
India Today
A joint statement issued by Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace, and his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi in Tokyo said that the United Kingdom will permanently assign two ships in the Asia Pacific from later this year.
Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens security ties with Tokyo, which has expressed growing alarm in recent months over China's territorial ambitions in the region, including Taiwan.More Related News