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World Countering Chinese High brid war
UK takes a relook at ammunition reserves; bets big on India
As the UK is taking a relook at its ammunition reserves
in light of the long drawn conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a key minister
is betting big on involving Indian companies into the weapons supply chain and
creating capabilities that can manage existing requirements and future needs
US fighter jets shoot down octagonal object
near Canadian border, 4th in a week
Though it did not pose a military threat, the object
could have potentially interfered with domestic air traffic as it was traveling
at 20,000 feet (6,100 m), and it might have had surveillance activities, the
Pentagon said. Read more
How China's balloon sent the US on a hunt for flying
objects. The result has been a spate of unprecedented shoot downs of mysterious
objects - including on Sunday an octagonal structure downed by an F-16 over
Lake Huron.
Taiwan says it reserves right to shoot down
Chinese balloons
"The ministry has rules in terms of response and
will continue revising the rules in a timely manner to respond to new threats
such as balloons," Defence Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang said on
Monday. "The military will adopt appropriate measures, including shooting
threats down, according to the level of concern.
US holds drills in South China Sea amid
tensions with China
The 7th Fleet based in Japan said Sunday that the USS
Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
have been conducting "integrated expeditionary strike force
operations" in the South China Sea.
Philippines says China coast guard used
"laser" to disrupt resupply mission
Philippines accuses China of using 'military-grade' laser
against its vessels.The president's first visit to Japan since taking office
came after he recently granted the United States access to additional military
bases in the Philippines under a VFA, a move that China said undermined
regional stability and raised tensions. The VFA provides rules for the rotation
of thousands of U.S. troops in and out of the Philippines for exercises.
US renews warning it'll defend Philippines
after China spat
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said China's
"dangerous operational behavior directly threatens regional peace and
stability, infringes upon freedom of navigation in the South China Sea as
guaranteed under international law and undermines the rules-based international
order.
Balloon Warfare
The Chinese balloon that traversed the US was capable of
collecting communications signals and was part of a military-led spy program
that spanned more than 40 countries, Biden administration officials said.
The Biden administration presented the new evidence in a
State Department fact sheet on the balloon’s capabilities and in open hearings
and closed briefings on Capitol Hill Thursday, as they sought to counter
China’s insistence that it was a harmless weather-monitoring device .
China has operated a fleet of high-altitude balloons,
like the one shot down by the Air Force, to carry out surveillance on five
continents, the Biden administration said, as it tries to bring international
attention to the scope of Beijing’s program.
Administration officials embarked on a series of
briefings about the balloon with allies and partners, officials said. Those
briefings draw on “what we’ve learned based on our careful observation of the
system when it was in our airspace,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Wednesday.
Taiwan
Why the high cost of conflict may be the best hope for
peace in the Taiwan Strait
Military and China-US relations experts point to signs
that both sides are strengthening their combat readiness.Any potential war
sparked by the escalating Taiwan issue risks involving Washington’s allies in
the region, US Think tank.
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