Germany navy chief vows commitment to Indo-Pacific as warship to sail South China Sea

The chief of Germany’s navy on Tuesday said that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscored his country’s concerns that freedom of navigation and the rule-based international order were being threatened in the region, an apparent reference to its biggest trading partner, China.Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach, in Tokyo for a port call by the frigate Bayern, said escalating tensions, territorial disputes and the changing military balance in the region can have an extensive impact…