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Decker Eveleth said, "Known as 'carrier killers,' [DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles] can travel more than 900 miles, enabling the PLA to conduct precision strikes against ships as far away as the western Pacific."

A senior researcher on China and Indo-Pacific Security at the Center for Naval Analyses explained, “For China, Russia is a consequential, though problematic, partner.”

Joshua Tallis said, "it would be wrong to simply count Chinese ships and U.S. ships and then assume that one country had the advantage over the other. The correct way to understand the U.S. Navy's ability to counter that threat is to understand the U.S. Navy in the context of this much bigger joint warfighting ecosystem.”

Elizabeth Wishnick said, “I don’t know that you are going to see Russian planes supporting a Chinese attack on Taiwan, for example, or in a conflict with the Philippines are Russian vessels are going to support Chinese ones? I doubt it.”

Elizabeth Wishnick explores the perspectives of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and India regarding Arctic governance and security and what this means for the United States.

Elizabeth Wishnick explained, “Central Asians wanted to diversify away from Russia to have more choice. China is not necessarily the only partner they want. And they they’ve been trying, especially recently, to engage with European countries, with India, with Iran, with Turkey, with a broader range of countries.”

Article cited Exploring the Relationship between China’s Investment in the Arctic and Its National Strategy in relation to China pursuing investments in Arctic energy and logistics infrastructure to consolidate Beijing’s energy security.

Elizabeth Wishnick said, “The ‘joint development’ formula, signed in May in the presence of Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, is a signal from Moscow to Beijing emphasizing Russian sovereignty over half of the island."

A report, written by China space expert Kevin Pollpeter, said “BeiDou’s global coverage will better enable the PLA to operate and conduct strikes globally, especially in the Western Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.”

Elizabeth Wishnick says, "For Putin, the visit is important to emphasize that the strategic partnership with China remains strong, at a time when his own personal travel is restricted and his country is isolated internationally and economically."

Elizabeth Wishnick said, “Mr. Putin traveled with a large delegation. Included were five deputy prime ministers, and the heads of Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear power company, and Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency. The people involved reflect the priorities of both sides.”

April Herlevi and Brian Waidelich write, “China continues to take steps to assert control over the East and South China Seas... In their own unique ways that reject the notion of a single 'One China Sea,' the countries around the East and South China Seas are adapting and exploring new methods to assert their own maritime rights.”

According to the Center for Naval Analyses, the ships also receive training in direct action missions, including "anti-air missile defense, light weapons use, and sabotage operations." All of this makes them a deniable asset for the Chinese government.

David Finkelstein, who studies the Chinese military at the Center for Naval Analyses, said "China will not renounce the use of force as a possibility around Taiwan. So the military option hangs over the Taiwan Strait like Damocles’ sword.”

A panel on “When Will China Send Humans to the Moon and Mars” features Kevin Pollpeter from the Center for Naval Analyses.