Thai Air Force Will Hold War Games With — Wait for It — Communist China

‘Falcon Strike 2024’ will start at the Royal Thai Air Base at Udorn, where American warplanes flew missions in the Vietnam War.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command  via AP
In an image made from video, a Chinese J-11 is seen from a U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft, over the South China Sea on October 24, 2023. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command via AP

Here’s a twist in the American network of Indo-Pacific defenses against Communist China that defies belief even in a world of shifting loyalties and ambiguous friendships: The air force of one of America’s oldest allies, Thailand, is conducting war games next week with the air force of Communist China, America’s adversary for regional power and influence.

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