> *German frigate Bayern arrived in Tokyo on Friday, becoming the country’s first military vessel to make a port call in Japan in nearly 20 years. The navy has said the frigate would also visit South Korea and sail through the South China Sea, where China is building military outposts.*
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> *Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach said the navy may again send ships to the region in 2023, “depending on the situation in the South China Sea,” and decisions made by politicians.*
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> *He also said he is considering deploying vessels in the Indo-Pacific “for one and a half to two years” in the future and having them participate in military exercises with allies during such deployment.*
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> *German frigate Bayern arrived in Tokyo on Friday, becoming the country’s first military vessel to make a port call in Japan in nearly 20 years. The navy has said the frigate would also visit South Korea and sail through the South China Sea, where China is building military outposts.*
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> *Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach said the navy may again send ships to the region in 2023, “depending on the situation in the South China Sea,” and decisions made by politicians.*
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> *He also said he is considering deploying vessels in the Indo-Pacific “for one and a half to two years” in the future and having them participate in military exercises with allies during such deployment.*