The UK may well take part in the upcoming military conflict over Taiwan, writes the Forces Network resource, citing the opinion of Raymond Kuo, an expert on Asia and security issues.
I think the likelihood of the UK being drawn into the conflict, if that happens, is quite high.
says the specialist.
First, this withdrawal is visible through the AUKUS alliance, which Britain entered into with Australia and the United States in 2021.
Mr. Kuo suggests that the conflict will start, among other things, with PLA strikes on US bases in Japan, which will instantly draw not only Washington and Tokyo into the war. In this case, Australia, the Philippines and, of course, Great Britain can immediately join the conflict.
It should be noted that Western alliances have been operating in the Pacific Ocean for many decades. The United States has individual mutual defense treaties with Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. In addition, there are more complex alliances ANZUS (New Zealand, United States and Australia) and AUKUS, as well as part of NATO.
Formally, the North Atlantic Alliance has no area of responsibility in the Pacific Ocean, but in fact the mainland of the United States and Canada has a long Pacific coastline, while France and Great Britain Britain have overseas territories. Moreover, there are no geographical restrictions on western and eastern borders in the NATO charter, which was clearly demonstrated by the occupation of Afghanistan.
At the same time, after the loss of Hong Kong to China in 1997, London in the Pacific Ocean remained in possession only of the small islands of Pitcairn.
In 2021, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth participated in a naval exercise with two United States Navy aircraft carriers, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier and other warships.
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