Russian Drills Target Japan | China Tests Hypersonic ‘Carrier Killer’ To Deter US | Taiwan Talks
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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The USA is only using Taiwan to get at China the Taiwan people do not mean anything to the government of the USA you can bet that for sure Taiwan people should bet their life on it the Washington does not give 2 oz for their lives
There is a little island called Haiti that the USA controls and you suppose they care about the Haitians there very little but if it was next to China they would love to be investing money in it
There is a little island called Haiti that the USA controls and you suppose they care about the Haitians there very little but if it was next to China they would love to be investing money in it the USA has bases all around China and Russia Russia and China should do the same to the USA
Japan is an evil nation whose moral bank account is big time in deficit until they repent and admit truth to themselves about what their country did.
If Donald duck's regime can have military bases all around the world along with their military floating fratella certainly they wouldn't care if Russia and China start putting bases around the USA
China and Russia should turn Japan into the second Ukraine 👍🙋
Wenn China Taiwan angreift, mus China gegen Taiwan, den USA, Japan und wohl Australien kämpfen ,China hat keine Chance, Sieg der Freihen Welt.
Wenn China Taiwan angreift, müssen Wirtschaftssanktionen verhängt werden ,gegen China.
Japan can become a nuclear Nation in a long weekend !!!
What China does not understand, US doesn't care and US has an obligation to defend Taiwan and has the right to do so as China has no right to invade or interfere with Taiwan so US can defend Taiwan and be in the right and if China attacks any US ship or American, US has the right to self defense which means by any means necessary. China is the aggressor and only they are. If they so happen to sink a US carrier, they will lose every ship they have and US has that ability to do that including Chinese bases all over China. China's fake 6th Gen j-36 and j-50 are just that, 5th gen's made to look 6th gen while the F47 is real. US has the ability to fly over China without challenge now.
Mr. Lailari is one of my favourites on this program. Mr. Tang did superb as well. Appreciate the insights of both. Great show as usual!
The United States of America has the most sophisticated and powerful weaponry in the world we would wipe China out if they ever come against us for real
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China's mind set is the "colonial era law" making Taiwan apart of China as the Falkland Islands is to the English over Argentina and Madagascar is to the French over Africa… And for Japan I believe there is to much underline issues from the bombings of WWII that are concerning for both sides… I love Japaneses but this issue is a real fret as this has been requested by some Japaneses to be public…
I think everyone should be planning the place to have it out without damaging the Mother Lands of these Nations… as Taiwan will be damaged but… keep it in the region kind of thing…
For the rest of the world should be getting ready to rise from the ashes not just once but a number of times if things go wrong… may the grace off God be upon us all…
“The evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long deceived the people, incited hatred, and instigated mass struggles, constantly engaging in political campaigns and persecuting people, killing countless innocent people. Ordinary people dare not speak the truth for fear of bringing disaster upon themselves, and the people of mainland China live in dire straits.” Xiao Quan from Henan said: “Under the deception of the evil CCP, I joined its organization.” Now, having recognized the true nature of the evil CCP, he declares: “I withdraw from the evil CCP organization and erase the mark of the beast. I choose this path of self-salvation and self-preservation.”
Similarly, Xiao Jiao from Beijing issued a statement of withdrawal: “What the CCP has brought to the Chinese nation is deception, hatred, and struggle. The seemingly peaceful and prosperous era in China today hides a suffocating terror. More and more Chinese people are awakening, bravely saying ‘no’ to this evil demon and withdrawing from all organizations of the Communist Party. Only without the evil Communist Party can the Chinese people truly escape slavery and suffering. Having gained a full understanding of the bloody history of the Communist Party's killings, its authoritarianism, corruption, and cruelty, and realizing that it is an evil entity, as a rational and responsible person, I should immediately withdraw from its evil organization.”
happy new year babe ❤❤❤
they dont know what they think they know but dont know.
Mengalami Penindasan Transnasional PKT
Matas akan berpartisipasi dalam diskusi meja bundar di Gedung Parlemen Australia minggu ini untuk membahas ancaman yang ditimbulkan oleh infiltrasi dan penindasan transnasional PKT terhadap Falun Gong bagi demokrasi Australia.
Dalam wawancara tersebut, dia memberi tahu Steve Austin bahwa selama bertahun-tahun, PKT tidak hanya menyangkal adanya penganiayaan dan pengambilan organ, tetapi juga menggunakan berbagai cara di luar negeri untuk menekan penyebaran fakta kebenaran. "Mereka melakukannya dengan berbagai cara. Terkadang dengan menekan lembaga-lembaga. Ini bukan kunjungan pertama saya ke Australia, dan sebelumnya saya pernah mengalami pembatalan kegiatan setelah pemesanan tiket. Mereka tidak mengatakan Partai Komunis meminta mereka melakukannya. Mereka memberikan alasan lain, tetapi alasannya tidak terlalu kredibel. Selain itu, Shen Yun Performing Arts menerima ancaman bom di seluruh dunia karena pertunjukan mereka."
Selain gangguan, intimidasi, dan pengawasan yang dilakukan PKT terhadap warga negara di luar negeri, Matas mengatakan, “[Mencabut izin tempat penyelenggaraan kegiatan atau mengancam teater untuk membatalkan pertunjukan Shen Yun] merupakan bentuk lain dari penindasan transnasional.”
Sebagai salah satu pembicara utama, Matas akan berpidato di meja bundar bersama dua pakar lainnya, yaitu praktisi Falun Gong yang secara pribadi mengalami penganiayaan oleh PKT, dan korban penindasan transnasional PKT, serta ancaman yang ditimbulkan oleh infiltrasi dan campur tangan PKT terhadap berbagai komunitas, lembaga, dan masyarakat.
The world views a militarily aggressive CCP in the Indo-Pacific not as merely an internal matter for China. Obviously the regime should focus on peaceful, cooperative relations like its neighbours.
Taiwan is a a province of China. China should take it back by force if necessary. Only war will make this unification happens. Let Taiwan be the next Ukraine. Dump Taiwanese will never learn from history.
🗽🦅should increase support for 🗾!
Japan has been a loyal ally for the US, we should defend them!!!
CHIINA IA TRYING SO HARD TO BE A GLOBBAL HEGEMONY….
Yeah I say we ram filthy murderous Chinas "carrier killers" right up their feral Chinese asses.
What documents did Jimmy Carter exchange with the People's Republic of China creating the One China Principle? Mainland China has to burn the paperwork. Documents are illegal in representing Tawain including all documents on China 's One China Principle. Jimmy Carter and Mainland China have no say over Tawain as a Chinese provence. But Jimmy Carter probably did not give a document with the One China policy that says Tawain is a Chinese Provence. But all Documents between America and Tawain are illegal because no Tawainese politicians or citizens of Tawain were consulted about the One China Principle. Previously, before Jimmy Carter no American presidents said anything about the One China Principle. US Presidents now insist on winning a military battle between America and China over Tawain and writing documents for Tawainese Independence after for Tawain 's inclusion in the European Union as a Independent Country. But most countries think that China will speed up the military invasion of Tawain and maybe Tawain will not be ready. So Independence should not be declared until proven with military might.
Taiwanese are 94% Han Chinese, but it's forbbiden to say they're Chinese, how funny is that🤣
More than 90% of Taiwanese are Han Chinese who speak Mandarin, more than half of them migrated to Taiwan in 1949. These people support reunification with mainland China, while their voices are being suppressed by the media supported by the west, and many of them are being threatened and sent into prison, like Ko Wen-je, once the mayor of Taipei.
Japan has an defence treaty agreement with USA, and US basis all over the country. There's no way Russia will try anything.
もう少し日本の近海で、YJ20のデータを取らせてほしい！ 本当にカタログデータ通りなのか単なる弾道ミサイルなのか？
写真とアニメでしか見たことが無いからね！ 正体が解れば対処できるのに！
Now is the right time for Lai Cheh Ter and Japan to send air sra and
land to invade China,Moscoe and
Pongyang to capture them and
Trump will be vety glad .