US-China closer and closer to a no-talk sea clash

Chinese J-16 fighter buzzes US RC-135 reconnaissance plane as two sides come dangerously close to conflict in South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 2, 2023

US-China closer and closer to a no-talk sea clash

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https://ipmsdeutschland.de/wordpress/2022/08/18/boeing-rc-135v-w-rivet-joint/

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3222535/what-message-does-china-defence-chief-li-shangfu-have-shangri-la-dialogue

Kommentar Dr. Gudrun Eussner:

Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence, Ukraine

Den habe ich doch tatsächlich übersehen!

Zeigt, wie Ukraine und Taiwan zusammengehören. G.E.

von: Gudrun Eussner
Gesendet: Freitag, 2. Juni 2023 18:10
An: Günter Buchholz; (…)
Betreff: AW: What message does China defence chief Li Shangfu haveforShangri-La Dialogue?

https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/shangri-la-dialogue/2023/sld23-final-speaker-agenda.pdf

„Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization (IPTO)“

Avril Haines, Director, National Intelligence, US (NATO)

Žilvinas Tomkus, Vice Minister of National Defence, Lithuania (NATO)

Angus Lapsley, Assistant Secretary General, Defence Policy and Planning, NATO

Lloyd J Austin III, Secretary of Defense, US (NATO)

Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence, UK (NATO)

Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, Canada (NATO)

Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative; Vice President, European Commission, EU

Dr Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence, Sweden (noch nicht NATO)

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Minister of State, Indo-Pacific, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK (NATO)

Cui Tiankai, Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China (PR China)

Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence, The Netherlands (NATO)

Vikram Misri, Deputy National Security Advisor, India

Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of Staff, French Navy (NATO)

General Li Shangfu, State Councilor; Minister of National Defense, China (PR China)

Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister, Estonia (NATO)

Boris Pistorius, Minister of Defence, Germany (NATO)

https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/shangri-la-dialogue/2023/sld23-final-speaker-agenda.pdf

Kommentar GB:

Es sieht ganz nach einer geostrategisch-militärischen Zange aus: ein Druckpunkt im Westen, in Osteuropa, der andere im Osten, in Taiwan und im südchinesischen Meer, das für die Chinesen wirtschaftlich und militärisch von überragender und zentraler Bedeutung ist.

Simultan konstituieren sich die Staaten der BRICS-Gruppe; die Verhandlungen finden z. Zt. in Südafrika statt.