Security coordination between Russia and China has sharply increased in recent years as the quasi-allies step up what many analysts believe is a challenge to U.S. military primacy in the region. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, over half of the 113 joint drills conducted since 2003 have taken place since 2019. Japanese defense officials are increasingly concerned by these actions, describing them as demonstrations of force and a clear national security threat to a U.S. ally under the Mutual Defense Treaty.
onsdag 3. september 2025
US Ally Shadows Russian and Chinese Ships Near Coast
Japan deployed naval and aerial assets to monitor Russian and Chinese warships that sailed close to its waters in recent days, as they appeared to be returning home following a joint patrol in the West Pacific.
Security coordination between Russia and China has sharply increased in recent years as the quasi-allies step up what many analysts believe is a challenge to U.S. military primacy in the region. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, over half of the 113 joint drills conducted since 2003 have taken place since 2019. Japanese defense officials are increasingly concerned by these actions, describing them as demonstrations of force and a clear national security threat to a U.S. ally under the Mutual Defense Treaty.
Security coordination between Russia and China has sharply increased in recent years as the quasi-allies step up what many analysts believe is a challenge to U.S. military primacy in the region. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, over half of the 113 joint drills conducted since 2003 have taken place since 2019. Japanese defense officials are increasingly concerned by these actions, describing them as demonstrations of force and a clear national security threat to a U.S. ally under the Mutual Defense Treaty.
