{"id":2189873,"date":"2024-03-01T04:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T09:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-sends-security-forces-in-another-world-war-ii-battleground-state\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T04:30:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T09:30:05","slug":"china-sends-security-forces-in-another-world-war-ii-battleground-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-sends-security-forces-in-another-world-war-ii-battleground-state\/","title":{"rendered":"China deploys &#8216;security forces&#8217; to another WWII battleground state"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-sends-security-forces-in-another-world-war-ii-battleground-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2189873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>China\u200d Sends &#8220;Police \u200cDelegation Team&#8221; \u2062to Kiribati, Raising Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>China \u2064has recently dispatched \u2064a \u200d&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/license-and-registration-philadelphia-cops-caught-in-the-crossfire-over-traffic-stops\/\" title=\"License And Registration: Philadelphia Cops Caught In The Crossfire Over Traffic Stops\">police delegation<\/a> team&#8221; to Kiribati, a \u2062Pacific island state, causing alarm\u200d among U.S. and allied officials who are troubled by Beijing&#8217;s growing influence \u200bin the waterways between Australia and Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Australian lawmaker Pat Conroy, the minister for the Pacific and international development, expressed his\u200c concerns,\u2064 stating, &#8220;We are aware that they are seeking a greater\u200d security role in the Pacific, and we\u200c have been\u2064 consistent in our view \u2063that\u2064 there is no role for China in policing, or broader security, \u2064in the\u200c Pacific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>China\u200b has been making continuous efforts to expand its presence in the eastern region \u200cof Australia, including countries like the Solomon Islands, which hold\u2062 strategic significance due to the historical clash at Guadalcanal\u2064 during World\u2063 War II. The revelation of China&#8217;s presence in Kiribati, a place where American \u2063forces \u2064fought their way \u200dto imperial Japan, immediately drew a response from officials and lawmakers in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Marines on Tarawa,\u2062 a stronghold in the \u2062Gilbert Islands wrested from the Japanese, read the\u200c Tarawa Times Bulletin Boarder, &#8220;the latest dope of the \u200cwar&#8221; on Dec. 7, 1943.\u200c (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>Representative \u200cNeal Dunn (R-FL), a member of the House Select Committee on the\u200c Chinese Communist \u2062Party, warned, &#8220;If we don&#8217;t engage more\u2063 with \u200dour Pacific partners like Kiribati to counter this CCP malign influence,\u2064 we could face \u2064serious trade and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-demand-hold-on-biden-commerce-pick-over-huawei-concerns\/\" title=\"Republicans Demand Hold on Biden Commerce Pick Over Huawei Concerns\">national security issues<\/a>,&#8221; in \u2062an interview with Voice of America.<\/p>\n<p>About\u200b a dozen Chinese law enforcement officials \u200chave been deployed \u200cto Kiribati, with the purpose of assisting in community policing, martial arts (Tai Chi) Kung Fu, and the IT department&#8217;s crime database program, according to \u2064acting police commissioner Eeri Aritiera.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Marco \u200dRubio \u200b(R-FL) expressed \u2063his concerns on social media, stating, &#8220;China is now \u2063infiltrating Kiribati as they lend security &#8216;help&#8217; through apparent community policing and a crime database program. This is a Trojan Horse. Communist China \u2062will stop at nothing to make inroads in a sovereign nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s team echoed these concerns, \u2064stating, &#8220;We\u2063 do not believe\u2064 importing\u2063 security forces from the PRC will help \u2064any Pacific Island country. Instead, doing so risks fueling\u200b regional and international \u200btensions,&#8221; according to a spokesperson from the State Department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM \u2062THE\u2063 WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why are U.S. \u2062and allied officials alarmed by the presence of Chinese police officers in Kiribati \u200band what potential risks does it pose to the security\u2064 and stability of the region<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ific region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The delegation team consists of\u200d Chinese police officers and officials who will be stationed in Kiribati \u2062for an extended period of time. Although the mission of the team has not been explicitly \u200dstated, the move\u200b has raised suspicions \u2064among officials who fear that China is using its police presence as a way to exert its influence and extend its control over the region.<\/p>\n<p>China has been assertively expanding its presence in the Pacific region\u200d in recent years. Through its Belt \u200dand \u200dRoad Initiative\u200d (BRI), China has been investing heavily in infrastructure projects in several\u2063 Pacific \u200disland nations. These investments have often\u2064 come with strings attached, such as strategic\u2062 influence and control over key assets,\u200d which has raised concerns among Western \u200cnations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its economic investments, China\u2063 has also been increasing its military presence \u2062in the region. \u200cIt\u2063 has been building and militarizing \u2063artificial islands in the South China Sea, which has been a source of tension between China\u2064 and its neighbors, including\u200b the United States. By sending a police delegation to Kiribati, China is further expanding\u200d its presence and potentially preparing the ground \u200dfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-bill-sails-through-the-house-with-24-billion-increase\/\" title=\"Defense Bill Sails Through The House With  Billion Increase\">future military activities<\/a> in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of Chinese police officers in Kiribati has alarmed\u200c U.S. and allied officials because it gives China the ability \u200bto gather \u2063intelligence, monitor activities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-couldnt-do-anything-to-stop-nord-stream-2\/\" title=\"Biden says he couldn\u2019t do anything to stop Nord Stream 2\">exert political pressure<\/a> on \u2063the island nation. This \u2062has led to concerns that Kiribati could become\u200d a potential staging ground\u200c for\u200d future Chinese military operations, posing a threat\u200b to the security \u2062and stability of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and its allies have expressed their\u2063 concerns over China&#8217;s growing influence in the Pacific region. They have been actively increasing\u200b their engagements with Pacific island nations to counterbalance China&#8217;s influence and ensure the region \u200bremains open and free from coercion.<\/p>\n<p>Australia, in\u2064 particular, has been strengthening its\u200c ties with Pacific island nations through increased aid, development partnerships, and defense cooperation. It has also been vocal in its opposition to\u200b China&#8217;s activities in the \u2063region, including its military build-up \u2064and presence.<\/p>\n<p>In response to China&#8217;s police delegation team, Australia has called for transparency and accountability in the\u2062 operations of the delegation. It \u2063has urged Kiribati to\u2063 ensure that the team&#8217;s activities are in\u2064 line with international norms and do not compromise the sovereignty and \u200csecurity of\u200c the region.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of a Chinese police delegation in Kiribati highlights \u2062the growing competition for influence \u200bin the Pacific region\u200b between China \u200cand\u2063 its Western rivals. It also underscores the need for countries in the region to carefully consider the implications of accepting foreign assistance and investments and to ensure that their sovereignty and security interests are protected.<\/p>\n<p>As China&#8217;s influence continues\u200d to grow, it is crucial for the international community to remain vigilant and\u200d proactive in countering any attempts by China to undermine the security and stability\u2064 of\u200b the Pacific region. Effective coordination and cooperation between like-minded nations are necessary to safeguard the interests\u2064 of the smaller\u200c Pacific \u2062island nations and maintain\u200d a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has alarmed U.S. and allied officials by dispatching a &#8220;police delegation team&#8221; to Kiribati, a Pacific island state. Beijing&#8217;s growing presence in the waterways between Australia and Hawaii has raised concerns. The U.S. acknowledges China&#8217;s desire for a larger security role in the Pacific, but maintains a consistent viewpoint on the matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2189874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kiribati-marines-scaled.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2189873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kiribati-marines-scaled.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2189873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2189873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2189873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2189874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2189873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2189873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2189873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}