"Germany to deploy warships to Indo-Pacific in 2024 amidst South China Sea tensions"

Germany will send a frigate and a supply ship to the Indo-Pacific in 2024 to protect major maritime passages and uphold the rules-based international order, according to Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. The move comes amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan and over the disputed South China Sea. Pistorius emphasized that the deployment was not directed against any nation, but rather dedicated to protecting the international order. In 2021, a German warship sailed into the South China Sea for the first time in almost 20 years, joining other Western nations in expanding their military presence in the region.