Amidst Beijing’s ever-increasing military aggression, the United States has disinvited China from participating in an annual U.S.-led international military exercise scheduled to take place next month in the Pacific Ocean. The move is said to be in response to Beijing’s recent escalation of the militarization of islands in the South China Sea, which has been well-documented by international reports.
The “Rim of the Pacific Exercise,” known as RIMPAC, involves 27 nations and is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. The annual exercise is hosted by the United States and takes place around Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet is headquartered.
