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Examine the asymmetry in the China-Russia Power of Siberia 2 (PoS2) agreement.
The Royal United Services Institute's analysis is based on around 800 pages of documents, including contracts and lists of equipment to be supplied by Moscow to Beijing.
Analysts say the Russian equipment and training could support a Chinese "decapitation strike" attempt against Taiwan.
While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed China’s forces to be “ready to militarily seize Taiwan by 2027,” and Russia has agreed to supply China with a “complete set of weapons and equipment to equip an airborne battalion,
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance grew up outside the city during the Cold War. And the specter of nuclear conflict and an attack on the area’s military infrastructure loomed over her childhood. “The Soviet Union felt pretty close,
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was “ready to do major sanctions” on Russia once NATO countries pull purchases of Russian oil, additionally requesting the alliance to impose up to 100% tariffs on China until Russia ends its war with Ukraine, as peace talks have stalled in recent weeks.
An interesting thing happened late this summer: Russia and China dramatically deepened their energy relationship, less for economic reasons than for geopolitical ones.
The US government plans to restrict Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace on routes to and from the US, aiming to create equitable competition for American carriers.
Finland will provide four new icebreakers to America under a $6.1 billion agreement as the U.S. seeks to strengthen Arctic defense against Russia and China.