"Why Are Russian Military Planes Flying Around Taiwan?" Topic
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Tango01 | 25 Jan 2020 9:20 p.m. PST |
"I was part of a group of American experts invited by the Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to observe Taiwan's recently concluded presidential and legislative elections. Needless to say, it was a good opportunity to witness Taiwan's vibrant democracy in action. It was also a chance to take the temperature of Taiwan's defense community, and to learn how they are coping with the traditional hard power playbook that Beijing is deploying in parallel to its massive, island-wide disinformation campaign. An oft-cited example of recent Chinese military muscle flexing was the passage of China's indigenously produced aircraft carrier Shandong through the Taiwan Strait, 16 days before Taiwanese went to the polls in an election widely considered a de facto referendum on whether Taipei would remain aligned with the United States or tilt toward China. As in most conversations with our Taiwanese interlocutors, the focus was overwhelmingly on the existential threat posed by the People's Liberation Army (PLA). However, in our meetings with Taiwanese defense officials and think tank experts, another, somewhat unexpected, name occasionally surfaced as a security threat, particularly for the Republic of China (ROC) Air Force: Russia. While, ROC defense officials were, as is understandable in a track-two setting, generally short on specifics, they stated, in no uncertain terms, that Russian warplanes are involved in joint Sino-Russian activity in and around Taiwanese airspace…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Maxshadow | 26 Jan 2020 4:41 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 26 Jan 2020 3:22 p.m. PST |
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