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International Traffic in the Taiwan Strait, China's Interests in Ukraine, Shigeru Ishiba Elected in Japan

2024/10/1
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Myles Yu分析了日本、澳大利亚和新西兰海军舰艇首次同时通过台湾海峡的意义，认为此举标志着国际社会在应对中国侵略方面形成新的合作模式，并强调了盟友在台湾海峡的军事存在对于威慑、预警和维护国际法的重要性。他还指出，美国、澳大利亚、新西兰和菲律宾海军在南海举行的联合军演也显示出对抗中国军事扩张的国际合作。 Myles Yu还分析了美国对乌克兰战争支持的犹豫，认为乌克兰战争的长期性、缺乏明确的胜利目标以及中国对俄罗斯的支持是导致美国将乌克兰战争视为中国与美国的代理人战争的原因。他认为中国希望乌克兰战争长期化，以此分散美国对中国的注意力，并增加美国在战争中的经济成本。 Myles Yu最后介绍了日本新任首相石破茂，指出他被认为是强硬的对华派，他将继续加强日美关系，并致力于提升日本在地区和全球安全中的领导作用，他还主张建立类似北约的亚洲联盟。 Phil Hegseth主要负责引导话题，并就Myles Yu的观点进行提问和总结，例如询问台湾海峡军事存在的意义、美国对乌克兰战争的立场以及中国在乌克兰战争中的角色和目标，并最终对Myles Yu的分析结果进行总结。

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The Taiwan Strait has seen increased international naval presence, with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany all sending ships through the strait for the first time. This development is significant because it shows a growing international effort to counter China's aggression in the region and uphold international law in the Taiwan Strait, which China claims as its territory. The increased naval presence serves as a deterrent to China and provides an early warning system.
  • Increased international naval presence in the Taiwan Strait.
  • First time ever for Japanese, Australian, New Zealand, and German ships.
  • Deterrence against China's aggression and upholding international law.

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For the first time ever a Japanese destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait, and on the same day naval vessels from Australia and New Zealand also sailed together through the disputed waterway. Miles Yu gives us the background behind the strait's importance for setting the tone with regard to international partnership against Chinese aggression. Second, in light of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's trip to the U.S., we ask Miles what the state of the Ukraine war is, but specifically through the lens of how China see's and fuel's the conflict. Lastly, we profile the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba.