Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
China and Russia have intensified their military cooperation with live-fire naval drills in the Yellow Sea, followed by a joint warship patrol that circled much of Japan. The deployment included a Chinese destroyer conducting weapons exercises inside Japan’s claimed exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Okinotori, prompting protests from Tokyo. As Beijing and Moscow deepen operational coordination, Japan is responding with higher defense spending, closer ties with NATO and enhanced surveillance across the First Island Chain. What military capabilities were China and Russia testing—and what message were they sending to Japan, Taiwan and the United States? In this episode, we examine the growing scale of China–Russia military cooperation, Japan’s response and what the expanding partnership means for security in the Western Pacific and the Indo-Pacific.
*Recorded on July 29, 2026 at 11pm Taiwan Standard Time
Host: Rath Wang
Producer: Miguel Yang
Videographer: Celest Kao
Our guests:
Lai I-chung
- Prospect Foundation President
Riley Walters
- Hudson Institute Senior Fellow
Chapters:
00:00:00 – China-Russia Patrol Tests Pacific
00:01:32 – Beijing, Moscow Hold Drills Near Japan
00:09:26 – Tokyo Debates Defense
00:17:53 – Taiwan Tracks Ships Ahead of Han Kuang
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China and Russia have intensified their military cooperation with live-fire naval drills in the Yellow Sea, followed by a joint warship patrol that circled much of Japan. The deployment included a Chinese destroyer conducting weapons exercises inside Japan’s claimed exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Okinotori, prompting protests from Tokyo. As Beijing and Moscow deepen operational coordination, Japan is responding with higher defense spending, closer ties with NATO and enhanced surveillance across the First Island Chain. What military capabilities were China and Russia testing—and what message were they sending to Japan, Taiwan and the United States? In this episode, we examine the growing scale of China–Russia military cooperation, Japan’s response and what the expanding partnership means for security in the Western Pacific and the Indo-Pacific.
*Recorded on July 29, 2026 at 11pm Taiwan Standard Time
Host: Rath Wang
Producer: Miguel Yang
Videographer: Celest Kao
Our guests:
Lai I-chung
- Prospect Foundation President
Riley Walters
- Hudson Institute Senior Fellow
Chapters:
00:00:00 – China-Russia Patrol Tests Pacific
00:01:32 – Beijing, Moscow Hold Drills Near Japan
00:09:26 – Tokyo Debates Defense
00:17:53 – Taiwan Tracks Ships Ahead of Han Kuang
#ChinaRussia #HanKuang #IndoPacific #JapanDefense #TaiwanStrait #WesternPacific #ChinaNavy #RussianNavy #JointSea2026 #JointNavalPatrol #MiyakoStrait #SeaOfJapan #EastChinaSea #PacificOcean #HanKuang42 #TaiwanMND #TaiwanDefense #AntiBlockade #DroneWarfare #CounterDrone #PLA #PLANavy #StrategicPartnership #TokyoDefense #SelfDefenseForces #JMSDF #MilitaryDrills #LiveFireExercises #Deterrence #RegionalSecurity #IndoPacificSecurity #CrossStraitTensions #GreyZoneTactics #MaritimeSecurity #NavalPatrol #DefensePolicy #NationalSecurity #SecurityCooperation #Geopolitics #ForeignAffairs #GlobalAffairs #EastAsiaSecurity #PacificSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness #StrategicCompetition #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks
