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Why is the US Excluding China from a New Military Meeting? ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Prashanth Parameswaran)

USS San Antonio- LPD17 ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Government of the United States) Source- The Diplomat Author- Prashanth Parameswaran Earlier this week, media outlets reported that the U.S. Marine Corps was bringing together foreign commanders from amphibious forces – mostly those deployed in the Asia-Pacific – for a new conference to help integrate amphibious operations, with China excluded from the event. The engagement in question is the inaugural U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) held from May 17 to 21 in Hawaii involving around two dozen foreign nations. The Star Advertiser notes that according to the Marine Corps, the objective of the symposium is to get a handle on regional considerations with respect to amphibious operations – useful for a variety of purposes including humanitarian assistance, power projection and territorial defense. PALS reportedly includes group briefings, scenario-based exercises, and the observatio