Schon letztes Jahr sollte die Fregatte Hamburg in den Indopazifik entsandt werden, was aufgrund von Corona vorläufig auf Eis gelegt wurde. NikkeiAsia berichtet nun, geplant sei im Sommer auszulaufen und sowohl das Südchinesische Meer zu durchfahren als auch in Japan anzulanden (bislang war zumeist nur von Australien die Rede): „The German government is considering sending a naval frigate to Japan as part of its new focus on the Indo-Pacific, Nikkei has learned. […] It is a rare move for Berlin, which has no Indo-Pacific territories of its own, unlike the U.K. and France. Sailing through the disputed South China Sea is also in the planning. […] Thomas Silberhorn, parliamentary state secretary for the Defense Ministry, told Nikkei: ‘We hope to set sail this summer. We have not decided on the details yet, but we are looking at Japan’ as a possible port of call.” (jw)