US Air Force conducts flybys around Taiwan after China’s provocative air maneuvers

American Air Force B-52 long-range bomber

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment geo-politics, geo-strategy, military exercises

American B-52 long-range bombers, and a C-130J flew east and west of Taiwan yesterday, February 12, just two days after a Chinese bomber crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD), two US Air Force B-52s skirted Taiwan’s air-defense zone off the east coast of Taiwan moving north to south, while an MC-130J flew in the same direction via the Taiwan Strait to the west between Taiwan and China. The flights come just

Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State

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April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Asia Pacific, China, geo-politics, Taiwan, US State Department

Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary of the US State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs reiterated that the USA supports a democratic Taiwan, and stands for universal values and human rights. The statement was made at The University of Southern California during a conference of China and East Asia analysts under the banner of “China’s Growing Pains.” Mr Russel emphasized that “China policy is a subset of our Asia policy, and not the other way around.” “The context