Russian Drills Target Japan | China Tests Hypersonic ‘Carrier Killer’ To Deter US | Taiwan Talks

Описание: Just as China’s wraps up its Justice Mission 2025 drills around Taiwan, Russia has announced two-months of drills near northern Japan. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exercise was among its largest-ever and included the test of a new YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile by the Chinese destroyer Wuxi. Meanwhile, China has continued to lash out at Japan over PM Takaichi Sanae’s Taiwan comments, even as the international community condemns Beijing’s show of force as a threat to not just the Taiwan Strait, but the global economy. Why is Russia getting involved now? How dangerous is China’s new missile? And what did the Japan PM actually say about Taiwan? In this episode, we discuss the Russian and Chinese drills, the YJ-20 missile, the US-Japan-Taiwan security relationship and what it means for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

*Recorded on January 2, 2026 at 11am Taiwan Standard Time

Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat
With assistance from Ryan Pham

Our guests:

Guermantes Lailari
Jewish Policy Center Senior Non-Resident Fellow

K. Tristan Tang
Secure Taiwan Associate Corporation Associate Fellow

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Russia, China Intimidate Region With Drills
00:01:05 - Russia Announces Exercise Near Japan
00:07:30 - What Takaichi Actually Said on Taiwan
00:14:21 - Beijing Tests Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
00:20:09 - World Condemns China’s Exercise




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