China urges regional alert as US plans to reclaim Pacific airfield globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Early this month, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of Pacific Air Forces, confirmed that the airfield from which first atomic bomb drop was launched is being reclaimed.
China's defense ministry on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up forward military deployment in the region, after reports of a US plan to revive a Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings of Japan. The Chinese military is paying close attention to moves by the United States, and will firmly safeguard China's maritime rights, security and sovereignty in the region, Wu Qian, a spokesperson at the defense ministry, told a regular news conference, Reuters reported.
Earlier in December, a U.S. air force general told Japan's Nikkei newspaper that the U.S. military will make significant progress towards reclaiming the Tinian North airfield from overgrown jungle vegetation in the coming months
China s defence ministry on
Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the
United States steps up forward military deployment in the
region, after reports of a U.S. plan to revive a. -December 28, 2023 at 02:55 am EST
- MarketScreener