美日扩大军事演习或加大解放军对台规划难度
How expanded Japan-US military exercises could complicate PLA planning over Taiwan
日本和美国将在本月扩大 Keen Sword 27 军演，演练向台湾附近岛屿部署反舰导弹、防空系统和通信网络，分析人士认为此举可能增加北京规划台海或东海冲突的难度。演习将于10月19日至29日举行，约有45,000名日本人员、6,100辆车、40艘舰艇和260架飞机参与，约12,000名美军预计参演。法国、德国、荷兰、新西兰和菲律宾今年也列为参与方。
Japan and the United States will rehearse moving anti-ship missiles, air defences and communications networks onto islands near Taiwan this month in an expanded military exercise that analysts say could complicate Beijing’s planning for a Taiwan or East China Sea conflict.
Keen Sword 27, which runs from October 19 to 29, will involve about 45,000 Japanese personnel, 6,100 vehicles, 40 ships and 260 aircraft, up from about 33,000 personnel, 30 ships and 250 aircraft in 2024.
About 12,000 US troops are reportedly expected to take part. France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines, which were observers in 2024, are listed as participants this year alongside Australia and Canada.
Christopher Hughes, a professor of international politics and Japanese studies at the University of Warwick, said Japan and the US were “building out their ‘wall’ strategy in the East China Sea”.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com