U.S. President Barack Obama aims to increase military presence in Asia-Pacific region following his trip to Australia

U.S. President Barack Obama aims to increase military presence in Asia-Pacific region following his trip to Australia

The U.S. President Barack Obama will reveal plans to increase the military presence in Asia-Pacific region, during his visit to Australia.

Obama aims to improve relations between both countries to a further level. Australia has proved to be a strong ally to America.

Following the retraction of U.S. military from Iraq and Afghanistan, United States have turned its attention towards the erupting tension with China and focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

Last time at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Obama harshly talked about the odd strategies practiced by China to keep its currency low.

The way China is trading and setting its economic standards, U.S. companies have faced problems and unemployment.

Earlier in a report the American authorities have also revealed that China and Russia are trying to penetrate their confidential trade secrets.

The blame by U.S. has also triggered the tension between to trade giants. American agencies have also claimed that the trade secrets, weapon and medicine technologies developed with multimillion dollar expenses are at risk.

These issues have steamed the American policy towards the Asia region. Now U.S. wants to keep the South China Sea trade route, flowing. The trade route supports 5 Trillion Dollars shipping per year.

After addressing the Australian parliament in Canberra, Obama will head to Darwin to visit U.S. maritime forces.

He will address to conduct extended joint military exercises with Australian forces. The Darwin city is a gateway to South China Sea. The exercises with be conducted on northern coast.

However, apparently the there will be no demand of a proper U.S. base in Australian, but an official has claimed it to be an initial step towards its goal.

This decision will also help U.S. to have a greater and instant access to their bases in Japan and South Korea.

Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific command said, "Incredibly vital to the region, to our partners and allies, and certainly to the United States. Any opportunities that we have to locate forces in the Southeast Asia region relieves some pressure on
that need to, at great expense, deploy and sustain forces present in Southeast Asia."

Willard further added that it was important to deploy more force across the region, in terms to secure the interest of the country.

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Posted by Samer Ahmed on Nov 15 2011. Filed under World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry