Cobra Gold, Asia's largest military exercise involving the US military and Self-Defense Forces, has begun in Thailand, with the Chinese military also participating in some of the exercises.
The US military appears to be aiming to build a certain degree of trust with the Chinese military while strengthening cooperation with Asian countries.
Asia's largest military exercise ``Cobra Gold'' began in earnest in Thailand on the 27th, with over 9,500 participants from 30 countries including Japan and Southeast Asian countries this year.
Among these, the Chinese military also participated in a humanitarian assistance training held in eastern Thailand on the 28th, and in cooperation with the U.S. military and Self-Defense Forces, they confirmed procedures for rescuing disaster victims from disaster sites and treating injured people. was doing.
Cobra Gold began as a joint exercise between the U.S. and Thai militaries to prevent the spread of the communist bloc during the Cold War, but has since expanded to include the Chinese military in part since 2014. .
As China increases its influence in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. military appears to be aiming to build a certain degree of trust with the Chinese military while strengthening cooperation with Asian countries.
Furthermore, Thailand, which pursues all-round diplomacy, appears to have a desire to ease the power struggle between the United States and China in Southeast Asia.