Germany sets date to send more warships to Indo-Pacific

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 4, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said his country will send two warships to the Indo- Pacific by 2024. According to Mr. Pistorius, countries need to support the international order based on rules and protect important shipping routes, Reuters reported.

"To achieve this goal, the German Federal Government sent a frigate to the Indo- Pacific in 2021, and again, in 2024, will deploy maritime capabilities to the region, this time with a frigate and a supply ship," Pistorius said, according to official information from the German Defense Ministry.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's most important security forum, on June 4.

The statement came amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. However, Mr. Pistorius said the deployment was not aimed at any particular country.

In 2021, for the first time in 20 years, Germany sent a warship to the South China Sea, according to Reuters. Germany called the move a sign of its increased military presence along with other Western countries in the region.

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