China and Russia have recently developed frequent military interactions. The US media reported on August 6 that 11 Chinese -Russian naval warships patrolled near the coast of Alaska in the United States a week ago. The United States sent four destroyers to monitor.Scholars of interviewees analyzed that China and Russia have trained around South Korea and Japan in June. The operation was selected on the eve of the US, Japan and South Korea ’s heads of state, to release strong political signals.
The Wall Street Journal quoted US officials revealed that the Chinese and Russian warships entered the waters near the Aliuzhen Islands in Alaska last week, but did not enter the U.S. territorial sea, and then left.In addition to the four American destroyers, the U.S. P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft also performs the task of tracking the Sino-Russian warships.
It is reported that a spokesman for the Northern Command of the United States confirmed the joint patrol of the China -Russia Navy and stated that the patrol fleet in the international waters did not pose a threat.He also mentioned that the U.S. forces conducted operations in the air and sea to ensure the defense of the United States and Canada.
However, the Northern Command of the United States does not specifically explain the number of ships or its exact position of the number of ships in China and Russia.The Wall Street Journal quoted American Senator in Alaska and revealed that the fleet consisted of 11 Chinese and Russian warships.
It is reported that the Russian Embassy in the United States did not respond to the request of the comment on this joint military exercise.When a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, the Chinese Embassy said that the patrol was not aimed at the United States.
The Russian Ministry of National Defense last Friday (August 4) said that Russian -China warships have launched exercises, involving communication training, helicopters on the opponent's deck, and joint anti -submarine exercises held in the southwestern part of Bai Linghai, participants, participants, participants, participants, and participantsDiscover the target at this anti -submarine exercise and destroy it.
The Russian Ministry of National Defense also added that since the joint patrol, the two countries have sailed more than 2,300 nautical miles, including patrol missions in the Sea and Ohhehki Sea in Japan.
Analysis: The fleet is close to Alaska is a "high provocation"
The Wall Street Journal report quoted Brent Sadler, a senior researcher and retired navy captain of the American Think Tank Foundation, analyzed that in view of the Tension of the Ukraine War and the tension around Taiwan, this fleet near Alaska was a "highly provocative" move.The fleet has left.
Li Dazhong, a professor at the Institute of International Affairs and Strategy of Taiwan Tamkang University, said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the US, Japan and South Korea ’s heads of state will host a summit on August 18th. The China -Russia released a strong political signal to the United States.
He believes that after the Russian -U -U -U -U -U -U -U -U -ands war, Russia has tried to strengthen relations with China to compete in the United States; while the US, Japan and South Korea summit strongly targeted in China, Beijing also shows that it supports Russia to support Russia.Press.
Before that, China and Russia conducted the sixth combined aircraft cruise in June. At that time, eight military aircraft entered the Korean air defense identification zone; the two armies held a four -day "northern · north ·The joint-20123 military exercise is regarded as a sword refers to Japan.
But the PLA Navy WeChat public account emphasized at the time that the exercise did not target any third party, and pointed out that the two armed forces set up a joint campaign headquarters in the new type of combat ships to "joint planning, joint command, joint command, joint operations, joint protection, joint protection", Multi -dimensional inspection of the Chinese and Russian armies, combined combat capabilities in the distant distant field.
Bloomberg has quoted data reports compiled by the China Military Research Center of the United States National Defense University in July. Last year (2022) of China and Russia conducted six joint military exercises, accounting for two -thirds of all exercises in China last year with foreign armys last year., It's the most 20 years.
Lee Dazhong analysis, China and the United States have fallen into long -term strategic competition since 2018. After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, the United States has strongly promoted NATO eastward, which is a common strategic pressure for both China and Russia.It becomes more frequent.
He believes that Beijing still intends to play a certain mediation role in the Russian and Ukraine War. Although it will show support for Russia at many levels, there should still be a certain upper limit of cooperation, not "on the top."
