Dr. Mendis Views US-Japan-Poland Triangle Amid China-Russia Exercise
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China participated in Russia’s Tsentr-2026 military exercise in the Urals, training alongside Russian and Belarusian forces. Over 47,000 military personnel joined the exercise, which incorporated lessons from the war in Ukraine. In an analysis for the South China Morning Post, Dr. Patrick Mendis argued that China’s participation in the exercise creates conditions for a new strategic alignment among the United States, Japan and Poland. Mendis characterized this potential triangle as a mechanism to encourage what he called a “peaceful war,” though the practical forms of such cooperation or Beijing’s and Warsaw’s responses remain undetermined. This report reflects one analyst’s interpretation of the geopolitical implications rather than confirmed policy developments.
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Dr. Patrick Mendis argues that a new strategic triangle is emerging among the United States, Japan and Poland against the backdrop of China's participation in Russia's Tsentr-2026 military exercise. More than 47,000 military personnel joined the exercise in the Urals, which incorporated lessons from the war in Ukraine and featured Chinese troops training alongside Russian and Belarusian forces. 美日波三角战略可助“和平战争” 帕特里克·梅迪斯博士认为，在中俄白联合举行“中央-2026”军演的背景下，美国、日本和波兰之间正在形成新的战略三角。超过4.7万名军人參演，演习吸收了乌克兰战争教训，中国军队与俄白两国军队共同训练。
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