USA & China's Position Special Guest's Fermube | Mario Cavolo

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Interesting comparison between the US & China viewpoints

USA & China's Position Special Guest's Fermube | Mario Cavolo​

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York on Monday.

Wang congratulated Kissinger on his upcoming 100th birthday, calling him an old and good friend of the Chinese people, who has made historic contributions to the establishment and development of China-U.S. relations.

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Wang stressed that the Chinese side appreciates the fact that Kissinger has always been friendly to China and has confidence in China-U.S. relations. Wang expressed hope that Kissinger will continue to play a unique and important role and help bilateral relationship get back on track as soon as possible.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of former U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to China and the issue of the Shanghai Communique, Wang said, adding that China and the United States should earnestly sum up the conducive experience of 50 years of exchanges.

Stressing that China's policy toward the United States has maintained continuity and stability, Wang noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has put forward the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between China and the United States.

 

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U.S. Defense Policy Bill Calls for Pentagon to Prevent Taiwan Takeover by Military Force - USNI News

The U.S. military must be able to deter China from taking over Taiwan by force, a provision in the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act stipulates. In accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. must “maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny...

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This Taiwan situation is interesting. That island is a long way away from the US and very near China. Not sure we can fund a war with China too.

 

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Report to Congress on The People’s Liberation Army - USNI News

The following is the Dec. 21, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China Primer: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA). From the report Overview The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the military arm of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’ or China’s) ruling Communist Party...

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A Taiwan Contingency​

Current Navy plans for a “Taiwan contingency” involve deploying Marines to the Ryukyu Islands, armed with ASBMs.14 Current Japanese strategy supports the maintenance of a defensive “southwestern wall” along the Nansei Islands, including radar and intelligence-gathering stations alongside ASBMs.15 While steps in the right direction, neither currently provides for the effective use of “shooters” outside the first island chain, theoretically with more striking power and less vulnerable to a neutralizing Chinese first strike.

The Ryukyu Islands, sovereign Japanese territory, must be furnished with a combination of over-the-horizon radars, electronic warfare systems, and other sensors to provide positional data on PLAN units to U.S. and partner strike assets outside the first island chain. These sensors could include mobile vehicle-based search radars such as the AN/TPS-80 and even fixed installations akin to Aegis Ashore.

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The Eyes of the Fleet: Distributed Maritime Operations in the First Island Chain

In a war with China, sensors throughout the first island chain would be beneficial to the United States and its allies.

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If you enjoy reading military articles and you have some time, there is some interesting articles at the link.

CMSI China Maritime Reports | China Maritime Studies Institute | U.S. Naval War College

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Senator Questions If Allies Would Aid Taiwan in Potential Chinese Invasion - USNI News

A senior Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence questioned several allies’ willingness to come to Taiwan’s aid if China invaded the island. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Monday at the American Enterprise Institute that debating if the United States should drop its strategic...

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Report to Congress on Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation - USNI News

The following is the Jan. 23, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation. From the report The U.S. government has continued to express concerns about China’s record concerning the proliferation of nuclear- and missile-related technologies to...

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Taiwan sure fell off the front page news of late.

 

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HONG KONG — Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s bid to slow the downward spiral in relations between the world’s two largest economies now has a suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering over it.

The upcoming high-stakes trip to Beijing by the United States’ top diplomat was already beset by major issues and preceded by a pair of announcements aimed at bolstering Washington’s efforts to counter China abroad. But the news late Thursday that the military was monitoring a balloon in U.S. airspace that officials are confident belongs to China has further complicated relations.

Suspected Chinese spy balloon complicates Blinken’s high-stakes China trip

 

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China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare​

The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or coupled with developing logistics over the shore capabilities, RO-RO ferries could deliver significant volumes of forces across the Taiwan Strait, offsetting shortfalls in the PLA’s organic sea lift. Some analysts have even described mobilized civilian assets like RO-ROs as a “central feature of [the PLA’s] preferred approach” to a cross-strait invasion.

But the PLA appears intent on assigning RO-RO ferries to another mission: launching amphibious combat forces directly onto beaches from offshore. The PLA has long lacked sufficient landing ships to deliver its full complement of amphibious assault forces, from both army and Navy Marine Corps forces, in the initial assault landing on Taiwan. Rather than building numerous grey-hulled traditional landing ships, the addition of RO-RO ferries into a combined landing ship fleet could quickly close this gap.

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China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare

The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or coupled...

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