US prepares to fight China over Taiwan – WSJ

The US and Philippine Marines conducted military exercises. They practiced landing from helicopters, attacking and investigating the area. The Wall Street Journal reported this on Sunday, May 26.

Marines from the United States and the Philippines are reportedly conducting military exercises on small islands near Taiwan.

The exercise involved deploying teams of Marines from Chinook helicopters and surveying the terrain that would hypothetically be used in the event of a conflict.

Journalists of the Wall Street Journal wrote that the training was conducted by the 3rd Coastal Regiment of the US Marine Corps. It was formed just two years ago to reform America’s military presence in the region and has already trained in Hawaii and California.

“Last year, US troops gained access to several Philippine military bases, and exercises were held north of them, on several islands about an hour’s drive from Taiwan,” the statement said. of publication.

It was noted that the task of the US Marines, if war broke out in Taiwan, was to slow down a Chinese invasion to allow the rest of the US armed forces to prepare and come to the rescue.

“The deployment of a small, covert group of Marines to the front would provide a tactical basis in the event of war,” Benjamin Jensen, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the WSJ .

Let’s recall that the new President of Taiwan, Lai Chinte, in his inaugural speech called on China to recognize the government of Taiwan and start a dialogue with Taipei.