今年5月26日，一架中国歼-16战斗机在南中国海上空近距离拦截一架美国空军侦察机，双方最靠近时只有仅仅122公尺。

几天后，中美对峙又在台湾海峡上演。6月3日，美国钟云号驱逐舰与一艘加拿大护卫舰在台湾海峡航行时，中国海军苏州号突然快速横切到美国钟云号前方，双方最近距离只有140公尺。

这两起事件发生在今年的香格里拉对话前后。这也是今年以来中美两军最激烈的摩擦事件。

中国连续两次以如此激烈的方式去拦截美国的机舰，是要发出什么信号？还是这是一种新的门罗主义的抬头？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与中国南京大学国际关系学院院长朱锋解析。

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Late last month, a Chinese fighter jet flew close to a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea. About a week later, a Chinese navy vessel cut sharply across the path of a US destroyer that was sailing through the Taiwan Strait with a Canadian frigate. The closest distance between the Chinese and American vessels was 140 metres.

Occurring before and after the highly anticipated defence summit Shangri-La Dialogue, the incidents are the most intense encounters between the Chinese and US militaries this year. 

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yong Hong invites Nanjing University’s Professor of International Relations, Dr Zhu Feng to share his insights on China’s recent military interceptions. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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