In a Monday statement, the PLA Eastern Command said the Chinese monitored the passage from the Milius transit.
“The troops of the PLA Southern Theater Command will always stay on high alert and resolutely safeguard China’s national sovereignty and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
News this morning: China announced “major military activity” to take place tomorrow April 18 in the Yellow Sea.
I’ve been tracking the latest developments in a live thread here:
The Montreal's Commander, Capt. Paul Mountford said the maneuver was "not professional."
"I am hoping that is an isolated incident that won't happen again for us, because we have international law on our side," Mountford told @globalnews. "This is international waters."
.@FHeisbourg asks @SecDef a question that many with friends in the military have heard anecdotally for years:
"A number of active duty, high-ranking American officers actually talk about imminence—2025 & 2027—being the most frequently cited dates" for armed conflict with #China.
"Are we going to continue to hear active duty, high-ranking American officers take that line, or will there be silence in the ranks?" 🇫🇷
🇺🇸 @SecDef: "xi challenged his military to develop the capabilities to conduct military operations by 2027—doesn't mean he's made a decision."
U.S. 🇺🇸 Officers "have the ability to say what they're thinking." @SecDef#SLD23
"Conflict is neither imminent or is it inevitable. We're going to do everything we can to make sure that we're doing the right things to maintain the status quo." @IISS_org
🚨 Major show of force from the US & China before the G-7 Summit:
- Chinese Surface Action Group circles Japan.
- Two US Carrier Strike Groups operate in the Philippine Sea & port in Japan ahead of the meeting.
- Russian ships transit the East China Sea.
Latest map & update:
👀 A lot of military activity around Japan as world leaders from the G-7 + India + Australia + Ukraine meet:
- Chinese ships circumnavigate Japan
- US Carrier Strike Groups & ARGs in the Philippine Sea & Japan
- Exercises at Kadena Air Base
- Russian ships move to East China Sea
"There is some inevitability to the situation." @elonmusk
Is it likely to happen? "That is their policy." 👇
Musk has deep & unique insight into China, dealing with both the government & private industry. He knows how they think & do business.
"The official policy of China is that Taiwan should be integrated. One does not need to read between the lines. One can simply read the lines."
When asked about Tesla operations:
"Almost no one realizes that the Chinese economy and the rest of the global economy are like conjoined twins. It would be like trying to separate conjoined twins. That's the severity of the situation."
"The Chinese believe whoever rules the word rules the world."
@USNavy Rear Admiral Mike Studeman—in an eye-opening speech—exposes China's masterful facade:
"The Chinese are very good at engineering a veneer of responsibility regarding all of their actions."
60 mins in 5 👇
"Whoever frames the narrative dominates the narrative."
Keep this in mind when you see a headline from the Chinese government.
The PRC "are very effective at being the first mover on the issues. They get their story out first and they're ready to explain away almost anything."
China is "focused on what they call gaining greater and greater discourse power."
"To name a thing, to be able to be the one to define it. That's the objective there. That leads to an ability to have influence. In a vacuum, their messages actually do resonate."