Why Did China and Russia Stage Joint Bomber Patrol off Alaska? | Taiwan Talks EP429

Two pairs of Chinese and Russian bombers were intercepted flying off the coast of Alaska on July 24. It was the first time a joint Chinese and Russian patrol made an incursion into the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone. Given both types of bomber were nuclear-capable, what message does it send to Washington?

Our guests:

Tiehlin Yen
- Project manager, Taipei School of Economics and Political Science Center for Peace and Security

Tony Hu
- Former U.S. Department of Defense senior director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia

Guermantes Lailari
- Visiting researcher at the Institute of National Defense and Security Research and retired U.S. Air Force foreign area officer specializing in irregular warfare and missile defense.

#ADIZ #Incursion #USHomeland #GrayZone #Coercion #Nuclear #NPT #NonProliferation #NFU #NoFirstUse #FirstStrike #SecondStrike

[Nash]

china, russia showing how to be villains

[renerimando]

China and Russia want to divert focus from West Philippine Sea to the Arctic.

Do Not ever forget the Pearl Harbor attack. Before the attack, the adversaries were so nice but in actuality they were setting-up an attack and invasion.

[Cipher]

They are really testing the term F A F O, don’t they???

[yeecheeyong]

This is what they said as Freedom of Navigation..

[scalemodeltutor]

Pooh bear poking a grizzly bear, F around and find out

[ralphford]

Xi, pissed off the wrong people's. Asia can see Xi plan. Waco Xi. 17:39

[victorteo]

Tracking and Intercepting are two different meaning. Intercepting is confrontation.

[teogeorge]

Both China & Russia appreciated what the US did in SCS and in return, help to protect Alaska since US neglected her to focus in SCS. This is good gesture and US should appreciates it.

[davidliao]

Biased opinion with presumptive rights deciding over war or peace.

[amunra]

Nice! A superpower should be belligerent.

[leerguapo]

I enjoyed watching the guests in their conversations. Haahahahha.