Speaking during a debate in the House of Lords on 28 January , Defence Minister Lord Coaker stressed the importance of defending maritime security and the law of the sea in an increasingly contested global landscape.
The deployment will also strengthen ties with allies in the region, including Australia and New Zealand, highlighting their shared commitment to resisting regional pressures from Beijing. Carrier heading to Japan to aid stability in the Pacific. By deploying its carrier strike group, the UK aims to bolster regional security and demonstrate that European powers remain invested in upholding international law far beyond their own borders.
Lord Coaker linked the Indo-Pacific deployment to the broader strategic goal of preventing regional conflicts from undermining global stability.
Childish posturing at the end of the day. I doubt Xi will lose a minutes sleep over the RN prowling around. Wow the little pinks are fast at getting in the comments, welcome comrade. If Xi is so un bothered why does CCP propaganda make such a big deal of it? Well, propaganda is just that — propaganda.
He can read just like us and knows that successive generations of our politicians have hollowed out our Armed Forces — and are continuing to do to. He knows that our RN will have to strip the cupboard bare just to put the CSG together in the first place. The main problem also remains the lack of F35Bs for the RN to really operate one not even mentionning two carriers.
