At a Pacific Forum event in Honolulu, former US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Harry Harris urged the US to end its policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan, warning that China's intentions are clear and must be met with an equally unambiguous US stance to deter a potential invasion.
While sharing the video of the joint training on social media platform X, the US Navy stated, "ICYMI: U.S. & Indian forces took teamwork to the next level at exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, utilising cutting-edge tech for joint training & operational readiness. TigerTriumph2025 enhan
The US Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo, expressed confidence in the US military's ability to defeat China in the Pacific. However, he warned that the US technical advantage over China is rapidly shrinking, Taipei Times reported citing The Washington Post report.
The US Indo-Pacific Command in statement said it was aware of Pyongyang's "ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely" with South Korea and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners.
General Wu and Admiral Paparo had a constructive and respectful exchange of views between experienced professionals, a per a White House readout of the call.
"I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities," Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, told The Washington Post at the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue Summit.
The US State Department's Principal Deputy spokesperson said that China has a responsibility to "rein in and influence some of the malign and bad behaviour that we are seeing."
The recent military exercises of China around Taiwan "looked like a rehearsal" for an invasion, said US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo on Wednesday in an interview given to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Anil Chauhan interacted with senior military leaders of 27 countries during the Chiefs of Defense Meeting, which was hosted by US Indo-Pacific Command and held virtually.
Speaking to Nikkei Asia, Admiral Aquilino noted that the timeline is based on Chinese President Xi Jinping asking "his military to be prepared if tasked to execute in 2027."
Japan and the United States will also work on further steps to enhance their response capabilities, Kyodo reported. Tokyo had in 2022 decided to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases even under Japan's war-renouncing Constitution.