Tag: Kuril Islands

Indo-Pacific power dynamic in radical shift

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The joint air patrol over the waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Monday by an air task force composed of Russian Tu-95MS capable of carrying nuclear weapons and Chinese H-6K strategic bombers couldn’t have been a knee-jerk reaction to US President Joe Biden’s Asia tour, leave alone his provocative remarks conjuring up an apocalyptic US-China war over Taiwan.

Indo-Pacific power dynamic in radical shift

Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands “illegally occupied” by Russia

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands “illegally occupied” by Russia

On relations with the United States, it said the Japan-U.S. alliance has become “stronger than ever before in history,” as the two nations held eight summit and 15 foreign ministerial talks by the end of February after the launch of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration in 2021.