VOA Chinese., Aug. 3, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100803-RUSSIA-US-MILITARY-99852719.html
Note: NORAD, Russia to conduct first-ever joint air defense drills. Ria
Novosti, Aug. 3, 2010.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100803/160052036.html
* The photo caption: "A-50 AWACS aircraft."
Beriev A-50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50
(manufacturer: Beriev; The Beriev A-50 Shmel (Russian [for] 'bumble bee'), (
NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Russian airborne early warning (AEW)
aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport)
* North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
(a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides
aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. It
was founded on May 12, 1958 (an effect of the Cold War); headquarters:
Peterson Air Force Base, at Colorado Springs, Colorado)
* Boeing E-3 Sentry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-3_Sentry
(introduction: 1977; production: 1977-1991)
----------------------Separately
(1)
(a) 中国进行北京防御军演. VOA Chinese., Aug. 3, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100803-CHINA-MILITARY-99843949.html
(b) 中国防空演习意味深长. BBC Chinese, Aug. 3, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/08/100803_air_force.shtml
(在山东省、河南省和海上)
* 前卫 2010 Vanguard 2010
(2) 学者：白宫对华政策的转变. VOA Chinese., Aug. 3, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100803-OBAMA-CHINA-POLICY-99818379.html
* C. Fred Bergsten. Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics
(at Washington, DC).
http://www.iie.com/staff/author_bio.cfm?author_id=33
My comment: Well, this is something I did not know, regarding 台美联合作战.
US has said if it intervenes in Chinese invasion, it would not notify or
coordinate with Taiwan (presumably because there are too many Chinese spies
in Taiwan).
(4) Alan Dupont, U.S. enlists China's worried neighbours. The Australian (
Sydney, Australia), Aug. 3, 2010.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/us-enlists-chinas-worried-neighbours/story-e6frg6so-1225900194427
My comment; This report does not say anything new, but confirms the
perception that US and China is in a clashing course. I recommend it.