China’s actions were compared to “slow cooking of a frog” – Respublika.lt

“They are becoming more aggressive and bolder, which poses an increasing danger,” D. Akilino emphasized. In his opinion, China is using a strategy of “slow boiling the frog” – it is increasing tension in the region gradually and in such a way that other countries will understand it only when they have already it’s too late to change something. Beijing’s actions, which, in the military’s assessment, exceed the limits of international legal norms, need to be talked about constantly.

The metaphor “slow boiling of a frog” describes the inability of people to react to gradually occurring particularly negative changes. It arose after a scientific experiment in the 19th century, during which the reactions of frogs placed in both boiling water and cold but slowly heated water were observed.

According to the admiral, over the past three years, during which he has held the post of the head of the Indo-Pacific Command, China’s actions have taken on an increasingly pronounced character of destabilization. D. Akilino named the visit of the then speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in the summer of 2022 as one of the most tense episodes.

After N. Pelosi’s visit, China held large-scale military exercises near the island, which it treats as a breakaway province. According to the military official, Beijing misunderstood the point of the visit and decided that the US no longer respects the “one China” policy. He feared that China may have moved from rhetoric to real action.

April 22 The United States and the Philippines have launched exercises in the South China Sea that also include France and Australia and are being watched by Britain, Germany, India, Canada and Japan.

16.7 thousand people participate in the training. people who learn how to take back an island occupied by the enemy and sink their ships.

Analysts interviewed by CNN noted that the maneuvers are intended to send a message to Beijing about the US’s readiness to deploy offensive weapons in the region capable of striking Chinese military facilities.

Beijing called such actions by Washington “calculation” and called for an end to the promotion of confrontation in the region.