Today’s Focus: Who said the CCP wouldn’t become the “next Iran”? Comprehensive analysis of post-Indo-Pacific and cross-strait situations! The US new strategic thinking for rapid linkage and swift decisions! Has the CCP’s strategy completely fallen apart? The CCP is not just a “rare earth hegemony” but weaponizing resources!
In this episode, our guest for breaking news is Senior Researcher Song Guocheng from the Center for International Relations Studies at National Chengchi University; Host: Zhang Dongxu.
The US military spent 15 years developing the “Midnight Hammer” to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. Former officials revealed it was the first time the US military engaged in multi-domain combat operations. What impact could this have on the CCP’s strategy, the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape, and the Taiwan Strait situation?
In July, the US or its allies will conduct three large-scale military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. With successive US military deployments in the Indo-Pacific, what are they building towards?
The “Midnight Hammer” operation developed by the US military over 15 years has significant global strategic implications. Former US Department of Defense official Hu Zhendong stated last week that this was the US military’s first multi-domain combat actual combat (similar to the precise strikes in the 1990 Gulf War). Following the NATO summit, Professor Song Guocheng proposed a new analytical framework predicting the shock effect of the “Midnight Hammer” operation, shaping a new landscape for the “post-Indo-Pacific strategic transformation.”
How does Professor Song view this? What impact does it have on the CCP’s global strategic layout? The CCP’s so-called “regional deterrence” attempts to prevent military support or defense cooperation for Taiwan from countries such as the US and Japan. How will the CCP’s invasion strategy against Taiwan be affected?
Major countries are focusing their strategic efforts on the Indo-Pacific region. The effects of the US military’s strike on nuclear facilities in the Indo-Pacific region on various countries’ Indo-Pacific strategic landscape could bring what kind of impact?
The Taiwan Strait is a hotspot in the Indo-Pacific region, especially as the security center of the Indo-Pacific. If there are changes in the Indo-Pacific landscape and strategic environment, what impact can it have on the Taiwan Strait situation?
On the issue of the US and China signing a trade supplementary agreement on the 25th, one of the concerns is China’s commitment to provide rare earths as quickly as possible. Rare earths are considered one of the few cards left for the CCP and are speculated to be a potential vulnerability for the US. How does Professor Song Guocheng view the tug-of-war between the US and China on the rare earth front?
The CCP’s junior brother Iran’s nuclear facilities were bombed by the US military, marking the first time the US military engaged in multi-domain operations. US Joint Chiefs Chairman Cain warned that the US military is also studying how to attack enemy underground facilities.
Turning back to focus on the Indo-Pacific region, the US military established two multi-domain combatant commands in the Indo-Pacific region. The Pacific Army Commander recently revealed that the US military has spent a lot of time pondering how to thwart the CCP’s cross-sea invasion, and the Taiwan Strait is under continuous monitoring by multiple countries. The Philippines also publicly stated that the US-Japan-Australia-Philippines SQUAD will establish a single theater in the East China Sea and South China Sea.
In July, there will be three large-scale military exercises, including Taiwan’s Han Guang exercise, the largest in history, the US and Australia’s 19-nation Guardian Sword exercise, also the largest in history, and the US Air Force’s “Comprehensive Mobilization Exercise” in the Pacific region.
How does Professor Song Guocheng view the cutting-edge deployment of multi-domain operations mentioned by the Pacific Army, breaking the CCP’s deterrence strategy? You mentioned the concept of the “post-Indo-Pacific strategic transformation;” have you observed the US constructing a “Indo-Pacific Four Strategic Deployment” including “mainland,” “coastal,” “near seas,” and “island chains”? Can you explain this for us?
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