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US Navy boosts soft power in Southeast Asia with Pacific Partnership 2026

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The US Navy has initiated its largest annual humanitarian mission in the Indo-Pacific, Pacific Partnership 2026, with a strategic emphasis on Southeast Asia. This initiative aims to counter China's growing influence and bolster US soft power in the region. The five-month mission involves 300 personnel from the US and allied nations, with stops planned in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, East Timor, and Vietnam. AI

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US Navy boosts soft power in Southeast Asia with Pacific Partnership 2026

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    US Navy flexes soft power in ‘renewed pivot’ to Southeast Asia amid regional rivalry

    The US Navy has launched its largest annual humanitarian mission in the Indo-Pacific with a renewed focus on Southeast Asia, in what analysts described as part of Washington’s effort to rebuild confidence and project soft power in a region central to its rivalry with China. Pacif…

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