Who controls Alaska controls the Pacific, at least north of the Equator. General Billy Mitchell, before World War 2, described Alaska as “The most important strategic place in the world,” and it seems China (and Russia) agree with him. In the latest move by the Middle Kingdom, they have sent warships once again to trail their coats down the Alaskan coast — although it’s not as dire as one might think.
Multiple Chinese military ships were spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard in the waters off Alaska, officials said in a news release on Wednesday.
Three vessels were detected about 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, and a fourth ship was spotted about 84 miles north of the state’s Amukta Pass. The ships were seen on Saturday and Sunday.
All four ships were in international waters, the Coast Guard said, but were inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, which…
