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[Schneemann]

French Destroyer Presence In South China Sea Shows France’ Support For Liberty Of Navigation

MANILA, Philippines – France has assured nations with territorial claims in the South China Sea they will not get involved to fuel the situation, citing the deployment of the newest ship in the Marine Nationale (French Navy) is not an aggressive and provocative action, France's military operations chief in the Asia-Pacific region said Wednesday.

Rear Admiral Geoffroy d’Andigné, Joint Commander of the French Forces in the Asia-Pacific (ALPACI) and Commander of the French Polynesia maritime zones, told reporters during a press briefing aboard the French Destroyer Lorraine their presence in the South China Sea showed their support for liberty of navigation. [...] Before her port call, Lorraine participated earlier this month in maritime drills with Japanese, Canadian and United States navies in the contested waters in South China Sea.

Michèle Boccoz, ambassador of the French Republic to the Philippines, said Lorainne will be commissioned after the end of her voyage this year. She said that France is supporting the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea not only politically but also in a bilateral and multilateral framework.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...avigation/

@voyageur

Frage: Wie ist denn die Resonanz in Frankreich über diese Dislozierung? Ich frage deshalb, weil ich mich noch entsinnen kann, wie bei uns - teilweise, in der Politik zwar weniger, aber bei uns im Forum - auch Kritik an der Entsendung einer Fregatte nach Asien laut wurde.

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