War Gaming: Russia, China Send Warships to Coast of Alaska in ‘Unprecedented’ Joint Show of Force

China and Russia are practicing attacks on Alaska. Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska last week in what has been described as the biggest combined Russian–Chinese battle group to ever approach U.S. shores.

“First, this is unprecedented, not just for Alaska, but for America to have 11 warships jointly being operated by the Chinese and Russians — who are increasingly working together — essentially doing freedom of navigation and navigation operations incursions into Alaska’s area,” Senator Dan Sullivan said.

Everyone is preparing for war:

– China war games amphibious assault on Taiwan
– Taiwan war games Chinese invasion
– U.S. + Allies host “Olympics of war games”
– China + Russia largest joint military exercises
– North Korea fires ballistic missiles

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— Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) July 31, 2023

If there is a war, #Russia will almost certainly be fighting alongside #China. The pair is already practicing attacks on #Alaska. See: https://t.co/FvhalD137v.

— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) August 6, 2023

Wall Street Journal: A combined Russian and Chinese naval force patrolled near the coast of Alaska last week in what U.S. experts said appeared to be the largest such flotilla to approach American shores. Eleven Russian and Chinese ships steamed close to the Aleutian Islands, according to U.S. officials. The ships, which never entered U.S. territorial waters and have since left, were shadowed by four U.S. destroyers and P-8 Poseidon aircraft (Wall Street Journal).

Daily Wire: There is currently a struggle for dominance and power in the Arctic region, which is becoming contested territory, and the Russian-Chinese naval patrols appear to be part of that struggle, the Journal reports. Their work together in the region is a sign of increasing cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. According to the Arctic Council, which is an intergovernmental forum focused on the Arctic, the Aleut region, where the Aleutian Islands are located, is referred to as the “doorway to the Arctic.” Eight countries that have territory in the Arctic make up the Arctic Council and are “stewards of the region,” according to the Council website (Daily Wire).

China and Russia Send Warships Near Alaska in ‘Unprecedented’ Joint Show of Force

By Tom Ozimek, The Epoch Times, August 6, 2023:

Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska last week in what has been described as the biggest combined Russian–Chinese battle group to ever approach U.S. shores.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said in an Aug. 5 statement that 11 Russian and Chinese warships operating together got close to the coast of Alaska, in what the lawmaker called “yet another reminder that we have entered a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators of Beijing and Moscow.”

Mr. Sullivan, who’s a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Fox News on Aug. 5 that the U.S. Navy mobilized four destroyers to escort the Chinese and Russian warships away from U.S. coastal waters.

The lawmaker noted that last summer, a similar, although smaller scale operation occurred off the coast of Alaska.

“Given that our response was tepid, I strongly encouraged senior military leaders to be ready with a much more robust response” in the event of another similar drill, Mr. Sullivan said in a follow-up statement.

He also said he was “heartened” to note that this latest incursion was met with a forceful response that sent a “strong message” to China and Russia that the United States “will not hesitate to protect and defend our vital national interests in Alaska.”

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