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By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh

Germany eyes China's military build-up, Russia drills with concern - defence minister

FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht attends a joint meeting along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) on the day of a closed German cabinet meeting at the government's guest house in Schloss Meseberg, near Gransee, Germany August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

Germany is observing China's military build-up and drills with Russia with concern while signalling its commitment to a rules-based order in the Indo Pacific with its growing presence there, the country's defence minister told Reuters.

Germany's current focus on the Ukraine war did not mean it could takes its eyes off security developments elsewhere, whether on its doorstep in the west Balkans or in the Indo Pacific, Christine Lambrecht said in an interview at the defence ministry in Berlin. Invasions could happen anywhere.

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