Note quite:I see that Germany has decided to support US aggression not only in Europe but also in Asia. A regrettable choice but I guess they have decided to remain loyal vassals to the neocon/neolib US regardless of the negative consequences for them and the rest of the world. It seems that the US controlled "West" has an innate ability not to learn from history. Instead of becoming a collection of responsible and sovereign nations with constructive ambitions, they have decided to do the opposite.
Asked whether the war planes will pass the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, two flashpoints of tensions with China in the region, Mr Gerhartz said the aircraft would use civilian air traffic routes and that no passage of the Taiwan Strait was planned.
"We will fly at an altitude of more than 10 km and barely touch the South China Sea, and we will move on international routes."
Reminds me of that time last year when US wanted their allies to all show up in the pacific to show solidarity in front of China, and even did an joint exercise with a modern Japanese destroyer with her.