German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius believes that Germany has a growing responsibility to safeguard international rules in the geopolitically significant Indo-Pacific region. Stability and security in both the Indo-Pacific and Europe are closely linked, Pistorius said during a visit to the memorial at the US naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Tuesday. “It is impossible to imagine one without the other,” Pistorius said. Pistorius said that China’s growing influence in the region is creating instability and unpredictability. He said that Germany is expected to offer assistance in more remo…