December 9, 2015

"The US and Singapore issued a joint statement on Tuesday, in which the latter granted Washington permission for regular short-term deployments of the P8 Poseidon spy plane to Singapore.

The US has gained new leverage in its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific strategy. Long before this, P8 Poseidon planes have flown over the South China Sea, mostly taking off from military bases in the Philippines and Japan. Now Singapore has become a new US base. It will be more advantageous for Washington's coverage of its anti-submarine surveillance in the South China Sea. The US military is sending a signal that it will have deeper involvement in this area, put more pressure on China, and sway the regional nations' evaluation of the situation in the future."

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