the imperial japanese navy in the pacific war pdf

What triggered off only as a proposition by United States vice president Mike Pence in 2018 APEC in Port Moresby, when he announced a possible establishment of a naval base in Lombrum on Manus island with Australia, in co-operation with the Papua New Guinea government, had become a reality between 2021 to now. There is the ongoing tension over the political status of Taiwan with China, while serious concerns are raised on the uncensored use of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) by North Korea from time to time. This is to primarily counter China’s emerging power perusing its strategy of One Belt One Road coupled with other intrusion by China in the South China Sea. Seventy years later the United States and Australia are back, this time to stay in Papua New Guinea to pursue their collective interest. Papua New Guinea’s strategic location linking the Pacific and South East Asia and close proximity to Australia to the south are important maritime factors and considerations for trade between Asia and to the remaining countries in the Pacific which connects to the United States of America and Europe – cannot be overstated.ĭuring the Second World War the important geographical location of Papua New Guinea and Manus island were realised when Manus island became a major naval and logistical base for the United States and its allies to fight against the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy.

The imperial japanese navy in the pacific war pdf