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China’s Risky Power Play in the South China SeaChina’s coast guard ships have swarmed and collided with Philippine boats. A New FlashpointFor months, the latest target of China’s power play was a Philippine coast guard ship, the Teresa Magbanua. Philippine coast guard Chinese ships Noon, June 17 A group of Chinese ships moved to block the Philippine vessel. SECOND THOMAS SHOAL SABINA SHOAL A Chinese ship began tailing a Philippine ship around 8 a.m. More Chinese ships waited here. 6 p.m. SECOND THOMAS SHOAL SABINA SHOAL The Chinese ships followed the Philippine ship.

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☆ Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA newly released photo suggests a recent US Air Force Reaper combat drone event appears to have been focused to some degree on an artificial Chinese island in the South China Sea. AdvertisementOne of the screens featured a map of Mischief Reef and the surrounding area in the contested Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The South China Sea has long been a source of tension between the US and China, as well as a number of other Indo-Pacific nations. AdvertisementSatellite imagery of the Mischief Reef in the South China Sea. "Air Force Special Operations Command is focused on specialized air power," said Col. Mark Jones, AFSOC concepts and capabilities development division chief, in the Wednesday release.

Persons: —, Thomas Shoal, Deanna Muir, Deanna Muir China, Mark Jones Organizations: Service, US Air Force, Wing, Business, Air Force, Operations, Squadron, Technologies, Air Force Special, Command Locations: South China, Florida, Spratly, Philippines, Beijing, China, Washington

☆ China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US isn't doing enough to stop it, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewTensions between the Philippines and China have heightened around contested waters in the South China Sea in recent months. In recent months China has engaged in increasingly aggressive operations against the Philippines around the disputed islands of Sabina Shoal, Escoda Shoal, and Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Chinese Coast Guard holding knives and machetes as they approach Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. A Chinese Coast Guard firing a water cannon at a Philippine Navy-chartered vessel resupplying troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in March 2024. AdvertisementSpeaking at a conference, he said that the "escort of one vessel to the other is an entirely reasonable option within our Mutual Defense Treaty."

Persons: —, Collin Koh, Thomas Shoal, Second Thomas, Jay Tarriela, Timothy Heath, Heath, Koh, Shoal, Ezra Acayan, Samuel Paparo, Alexander Lopez, Sari Arho Havrén Organizations: Service, Institute of Defence, Strategic, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, Business, coastguard, Mutual Defense Treaty, RAND Corporation, Coast Guard, Armed Forces, AP, Congressional Research Service, China, Philippine Navy, Navy, Air Force, Pacific Command, Mutual Defense, Philippine National Maritime Council, RAND, Royal United Services, Democrats, Republicans Locations: Philippines, China, South, Sabina, South China, Philippine, Second, Sabina Shoal, Asia, Ukraine, Israel

☆ U.S. and Chinese military commanders speak by phone for the first time in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The call was the first time in years that the two regional military commanders have engaged in a formal conversation. Citing multiple recent “unsafe interactions” between China’s People’s Liberation Army and U.S. allies, Paparo said the Chinese military had an obligation “to comply with international laws and norms to ensure operational safety,” the readout said. Paparo also urged the Chinese military to reconsider what he said was its use of “dangerous, coercive and potentially escalatory tactics in the South China Sea and beyond,” it added. Both countries announced plans for a call between their military theater commanders after a visit to Beijing late last month by Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser. A phone call raises the possibility of another in-person meeting between the two leaders before the end of Biden’s term.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Adm, Samuel Paparo, Wu Yanan, Paparo, Wu, John Aquilino, Xi Jinping, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Xi, Jake Sullivan, Biden, Courtney Kube, Carol E, Lee, Jennifer Jett Organizations: United, United States ’, Pacific Command, China’s, Chinese Ministry of Defense, People’s Liberation Army, U.S, Theater, Eastern, Command, South China, Philippine, Daily, Global Times Locations: United States, U.S, South China, South, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Taiwan Strait, Philippines, Philippine, Manila, California, Washington, Hong Kong

☆ US and Chinese commanders hold rare talks to dial down risk of ‘miscalculation’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —American and Chinese military commanders spoke in a long-anticipated call Tuesday as the two powers seek to manage their intensifying rivalry in a contentious Asia-Pacific region – and repair lines of military communication severed more than two years ago. Analysts have long warned that a miscalculation in the South China Sea could quickly spiral into a damaging regional conflict between the world’s two largest economies and that a lack of communication could compound those risks. Tuesday’s call marks a rare point of contact between top military officials leading American troops in the Indo-Pacific and Chinese strategy in the Southern and Eastern theater respectively. It comes within a broader, gradual resumption of high-level military communication following a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November. Top US and Chinese generals spoke in December after more than a year of silence, and US and Chinese defense chiefs held rare talks on the sidelines of a defense gathering in Singapore in May.

Persons: Pacific Command Adm, Samuel Paparo, Wu Yanan, Army’s, Nancy Pelosi, Jake Sullivan, “ Paparo, ”, Washington’s, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Pacific Command, PLA, Southern Theater Command, Communist Party, White House, Analysts Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, China, South, Taiwan, Beijing, South China, Philippine, Philippines, Washington, Russia, Southern, Eastern, Singapore

☆ This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Issues range from China and Taiwan to the Middle East to the Ukraine war. AP Photo/Evgeniy MaloletkaOver two and a half years in, the war in Ukraine has no immediate end in sight. Trump has said, without reason or evidence, that he'd end the Ukraine war in 24 hours and has repeatedly threatened to undermine the NATO alliance's collective defense. Tensions with North KoreaSince North Korea's failure in Hanoi at the Trump summits in 2019, the nation's trajectory has shifted upwards. Spencer Platt and Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesBoth Trump and Harris find themselves running for president at a particular tense time in global politics.

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☆ Hedge fund turned to a wargame to plan for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Related storiesIn the second phase of the game, soon after the Chinese invasion began, US forces were said to have engaged and stopped the Chinese amphibious assault, though China continued to bombard Taiwan. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThis caught the hedge fund players by surprise: they had assumed EU sanctions were unlikely because of the depth of China-Europe trade, which reached $815 billion annually in 2023. The hedge fund "agreed that any room for avoiding a total divestment from China and the South China Sea was now completely lost, and market re-entry was probably many years away." The hedge fund responded by choosing to invest heavily in semiconductors manufactured in regions not affected by the war. "This would provide potential opportunities for new players to emerge in the Global South, particularly if loans can be collateralized," Knightsbridge noted.

Persons: Finley Grimble, liquidating, KSG, Daniel Ceng, Knightsbridge, Grimble, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Knightsbridge Strategic, Getty, Treasury, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: British, China, Taiwan, South China, Europe, South America, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Anadolu, South, Ukraine, Africa, East, Southeast Asia, Zimbabwe, Forbes

☆ China is telling Gen Zers to beware of online dating and rock music because they might be traps by spies or the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewOfficials in China have been telling young people that spies or foreign powers could be out to trick them through casual activities such as online dating and listening to pop music. National authorities raised these red flags at least twice recently, amid a wider push from China's leader, Xi Jinping, to bolster Chinese national security by getting citizens to be more proactive. The South China Morning Post reported that a new foundational textbook for college students warned them about pop culture and rock 'n' roll as oft-used tools for foreign subversion. AdvertisementThe Ministry of State Security has meanwhile cautioned young people to beware of part-time job offers and online dating prospects that might be "secret-stealing traps" laid by foreign spies. The idea here is that the spies target students in scientific research fields to trick them into disclosing sensitive information or sending photos of classified sites.

Persons: —, Xi Jinping Organizations: Service, Business, China Morning Post, Ministry of Education, of State Security, Ministry of State Security Locations: China, Beijing

☆ One of China's neighbors is sending out more naval patrols to challenge its attempts to dominate the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe Philippines says it has stepped up its naval patrols and air surveillance around a disputed island in the South China Sea to counter the growing number of Chinese vessels in the area. In June, Chinese coast guards armed with swords and knives attacked Philippine vessels in the contested waters, resulting in injuries and one soldier losing a thumb. Chinese coast guards holding knives and machetes as they approached Philippine troops in the disputed South China Sea in June. "We once again warn the Philippines to face reality and give up illusions," Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for China's coast guard, said. Advertisement(Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan also lay claim to parts of the South China Sea.)

Persons: —, Roy Vincent Trinidad, BRP Teresa Magbanua, Trinidad, Sabina Shoal, Jay Tarriela, Tarriela, Teresa Magbanua, Liu Dejun, Liu, Sari Arho Havrén, Collin Koh, Koh, Adm, Samuel Paparo, Alexander Lopez Organizations: Service, Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Daily Tribune, Business, BRP, Armed Forces, AP, The Daily Tribune, Liberation Army Navy, US Department of State, Royal United Services Institute, Institute of Defence, Strategic, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, CNN, Pacific Command, Mutual Defense, Philippine National Maritime Council Locations: South, Philippine, Sabina, Escoda, China, Philippines, South China, China's, Sabina Shoal, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, Washington, Manila

☆ Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The official inquiry into Alice Guo, disgraced former mayor of a small town not far from the capital Manila, has been compulsive viewing for Filipinos since it began in May. But who exactly is Alice Guo? The Bureau of Immigration (BI) says Indonesian authorities have informed them that former Mayor Alice Guo has been arrested in the country on September 4, 2024. Guo shows her chicken farm in Bamban, Tarlac province, in the Philippines in a YouTube video posted on April 20, 2022. The real concern about Guo arose from her alleged ties with business associates from China currently in prison.

Persons: Alice Guo, Guo, “, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, lawbreakers, ”, Alice L, David Buenaventura, Ditjen, she’s, Alice Leal Guo, scammers, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Marcos Jr, ” Marcos, Guo Hua Ping, hasn’t, Zhang Ruijin, Lin Baoying, Zhang, Lin, AMLC, Shiela, Cassandra Li Ong Organizations: CNN, absconding, Ang Law, Immigration, Philippine Bureau, YouTube, Philippine Offshore Gaming, Philippine News Agency, Philippine senate, Facebook, National Bureau of Investigation, Money, Yuan Technology Inc, Hongshen Gaming Technology Inc, QJJ, Inc Locations: Philippines, Manila, China, South China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bamban, Tarlac province, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippine, what’s, POGOs, Beijing, Singapore

☆ Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island and a fighter jet
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea this week. It said that in one incident on August 19, a fighter jet fired flares just 15 meters from its aircraft. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea in the last week.

Persons: —, Jay Tarriela Organizations: Service, of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, National Task Force, West Philippine, Philippine Coast Guard, Business Locations: Philippines, China, South China, South

☆ Chinese scientists say they've found a way to make hypersonic missiles skip in the sky to strike deeper. US experts aren't convinced it'll be effective.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA team of scientists in China believe they've found a way to make hypersonic missiles more potent — by extending their range via "skipping" on the atmosphere. Skip-gliding missiles may also be harder to track and intercept, she added. Kavanagh noted that a future skip-gliding missile would likely still be detectable from hundreds of miles away. AdvertisementKearn believes the issue is being overblown since China has the ability to launch nuclear strikes regardless of its hypersonic missiles. AdvertisementTheir next step, they said, would be to research how easily a skip-gliding missile can maneuver and navigate laterally.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said Tuesday that it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army said Saturday that a Philippine air force aircraft “illegally” entered the airspace above the shoal, which China claims, disrupting its combat training activities. The command sent jets and ships to identify, track and drive away the Philippine aircraft, it added. In 2013, China announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea that covers a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan. Washington has repeatedly warned that it is obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

Persons: Romeo Brawner Jr, ” Brawner, Teresita Daza, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ”, Jay Batongbacal, ” Batongbacal, Thomas Shoal Organizations: Philippine military’s, Scarborough, seaway, ” Department of Foreign Affairs, ”, China, Southern Theater Command, People’s Liberation Army, Philippine, U.S, Air Defense, East China, Institute for Maritime Affairs, Law, University of the, Washington Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Beijing, Philippine, South China, Manila, China, People’s Republic of China, United States, Australia, Canada, East, Japan, Washington, University of the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Scarborough, Asia

☆ Why China’s and Russia’s Militaries Are Training Together
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( David Pierson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

China and Russia have pressed an informal political and economic alliance against the West. Now they are stepping up the cooperation between their militaries with increasingly provocative joint war games. Days earlier, the countries held live-fire naval drills in the hotly contested South China Sea for the first time in eight years. China has been frustrated by American trade restrictions and Washington’s building of security alliances in Asia. It has pushed back by trying to court European countries with trade and building its influence among poorer countries with investments.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: China Locations: China, Russia, Alaska, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, America, United States, Asia

☆ China's air force is again being called out for 'dangerous' moves over the South China Sea, this time for popping flares in front of a US ally's aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Philippines said two Chinese jets flew dangerously close to one of its planes over the South China Sea. It said the Chinese aircraft also released multiple flares in the plane's path. It's not the first time China has been accused of aggressive flight behavior in the region. AdvertisementA key US ally has accused China of dangerous behavior in the skies above the South China Sea, saying two Chinese Air Force jets flew close to a Philippine transport plane and released flares in its flight path. The Philippines accused China of provocative actions violating lawful international flight operation on Saturday, saying two Chinese Air Force aircraft endangered a Philippine Air Force NC-212i light transport plane flying above the South China Sea last Thursday.

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☆ Philippines condemns China’s ‘illegal and reckless’ actions for dropping flares in the skies above South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Philippine military condemned “dangerous and provocative actions” when two Chinese aircraft dropped flares in the path of a Philippine aircraft during a routine patrol around the shoal on Thursday. The Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command countered that the Philippines had disrupted its training, accusing Manila of “illegally intruding” into its airspace. On Sunday, Marcos urged China to act responsibly both in the seas and in the skies. Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. China rejects a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that Beijing’s expansive claims had no basis under international law.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, ” Marcos, Chester Cabalza, ”, Cabalza Organizations: Sunday, South China, Southern Theater Command, Presidential Communications Office, International Development, Security Cooperation Locations: South, Manila, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines, Philippine, “, China, South China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, The Hague

☆ Philippine military condemns China air force for ‘dangerous’ acts in South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Philippine military said on Saturday it strongly condemns “dangerous and provocative actions” by China’s air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea. It was the first time the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels, since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office in 2022. Two People’s Liberation Army Air Force aircraft executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a NC-212i Philippine air force propeller aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over the Scarborough shoal on Thursday morning, the military said in a statement. Filipino fishermen frequent the Scarborough Shoal one of two flashpoints in a longstanding maritime rivalry with China. A China Coast Guard ship monitors a Philippine fisherman aboard his wooden boat in the disputed South China Sea.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Romeo Brawner, Ted Aljibe Organizations: People’s Liberation Army Air Force, China Coast Guard, Getty Locations: Philippine, South China, Philippines, Scarborough, Manila, China, Beijing, Bajo, Masinloc, AFP, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Hague

☆ China’s Great Wall of Villages
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Muyi Xiao | Agnes Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

China’s Great Wall of Villages China has moved thousands of people to new settlements on its frontiers. Mr. Akester and Mr. Barnett, who have studied Tibet’s border villages for years, reviewed The Times’s findings. In neighboring Xinjiang and Yunnan, The Times identified six new and 59 expanded border villages. (China says there are hundreds of villages like them, but few details are available and many appear to be mere upgrades of existing villages.) A Times investigation found 12 villages in disputed areas Disputed areas Villages in disputed areas Other villages CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh Controlled by India Claimed by China BHUTAN INDIA MYANMAR 50 miles CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh Controlled by India Claimed by China BHUTAN MYANMAR INDIA 75 miles Source: RAIC Labs and The Times analysis of Planet Labs satellite imageryChina makes clear that the villages are there for security.

Persons: ”, Xi Jinping, Bhutan Gyalaphug, Tian Shan Wang, Matthew Akester, Robert Barnett, Akester, Barnett, India Demchok, ” Mr, Xi’s, Brahma Chellaney, Mr, Chellaney, Liu Pengyu, Brian Hart, India Migyitun, Jing Qian, Tenzin, “ Organizations: Daily, New York Times, RAIC Labs, Planet Labs, The Times, SOAS University of London, India, China United Front News Network, Times, ”, Embassy, Local, Planet Labs India, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Maxar, Center for, Asia Society, Communist Party, Human Rights Watch Locations: China, India, Beijing, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Tajikistan Fumin, Aimin, Vietnam, Luozha county, Shannan, Tibet Autonomous, Fumin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, China’s, CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh, China BHUTAN INDIA MYANMAR, China BHUTAN MYANMAR INDIA, New Delhi, South China, Washington, ” India, Ladakh, Times, ”, Center for China, Central Asians, Dokha

Hong Kong CNN —Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate has a decades-long connection with China. “I remember waking up and seeing the news on June 4 that the unthinkable had happened,” Walz told Voice of America in an interview in 2014. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon taking students on two-week tours in China for sightseeing and classes on culture, education and history. In Chinese nationalist circles, which have an outsized voice on policy debates in China, there are no rosy illusions about Walz. The hashtag “Harris’ VP pick once taught in China” racked up 15 million views on microblogging site Weibo.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Kamala Harris ’, Tim Walz, Walz, ”, Dalai Lama, Joshua Wong, Shen Dingli, ” Shen, ’ Walz, “, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, ” Walz, Gwen, Cara Roemhildt, ” Roemhildt, Jeff Widener, ’ ”, Liu Dongshu, Liu Xiaobo, Lobsang Sangay, ” Tim Walz, X, Hong Kong’s, Wong, ” Jeffrey Ngo, “ Walz, ” Ngo, ” Shen Yi, “ We’re, ” Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia, Harris, Eric Fish, Hong Kong's, Joshua Wang, George H, Bush, Bush’s, there’s, Liu, “ Harris, China ”, –, Xi Jinping, “ Heh, I’ve, they’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Democratic, United States ’, Republican, Communist Party, Star, Herald, CNN, Harvard University, Paramount, America, “, of, People, Associated, Congressional, Commission, City University of Hong, Hong, Hong Kong Human Rights, Democracy, White Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Minnesota, Tiananmen, Nebraska, Shanghai, Foshan, Guangdong, America, Congress, City University of Hong Kong, Tibet, Dalai, Washington, “, South China, Weibo

☆ Japan's latest strategy review names the growing threats it faces
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Japan's newest strategic review names China, North Korea and Russia as threats to Japanese security. Clearer explanations of the threats to Japan's national security will prove critical as the government seeks public support for an ambitious defense spending plan." The review is part of a reconsideration of Japan's needs in the face of growing threats from its well-armed neighbors, especially China. China has "conducted joint bomber flights and naval navigations with Russia in the vicinity of Japan," the paper said. AdvertisementBesides external threats and new equipment, the paper highlighted a critical need for the Japan Self-Defense Forces: more people.

Persons: Nicholas Szechenyi, Ryo Hinata, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Ministry of Defense, South China, Japan Self - Defense Forces, Forum, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, North Korea, Russia, Japan, South China, South, Korea, Yamaguchi, Honolulu, Forbes

☆ Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewChinese scientists claim that it's possible to destroy satellites — including SpaceX's Starlink system — using lasers mounted on submarines. Chinese researchers envision the solution as flotillas of mass-produced laser subs that could be dispatched to oceans around the world. They would wait for tracking data from other non-submarine platforms to determine when a target satellite is overhead. In addition to destroying satellites, these subs could also blast aircraft or land targets such as radars and oil refineries. Laser subs could also shield China's ballistic missile submarines from detection.

Persons: —, Chris Carlson, Carlson, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, navy's Submarine Academy, Business, China Morning, US Navy, Defense Intelligence Agency, Communications, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Hong, Russia, Ukraine, Forbes

☆ 2 renowned strategists say the US should defend Taiwan with nuclear strikes. Experts say such talk is just a taste of what's to come.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The US once floated nuclear retaliation in 1958 if China invaded Taiwan, and stationed nuclear weapons on the island until 1974. It would essentially tell Beijing that an invasion of the island risks nuclear war, he said. "What's the benefit of reassuring Xi that our nuclear weapons are not relevant?" "So relatively low-yield nuclear weapons could destroy that amphibious force and do little to no collateral damage onshore in Taiwan." He added that threatening war — much less nuclear war — over Taiwan would be deeply unpopular at home.

Persons: —, David Kearn, Kearn, — he'd, Greg Weaver, Weaver, Obama, Matthew Kroenig, James Acton, Greg, Matt, Kroenig, Lyle Goldstein, Goldstein, we're, Acton, Francesca Giovannini, Giovannini, Xi Jinping, Xi, It's, Marshall Billingslea, Billingslea, Rebeccah Heinrichs, Jake Werner Organizations: Service, John's, Atlantic Council, Pentagon, Business, RAND, US Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Department, Nuclear, Carnegie Endowment, International, China Initiative, Brown University, International Peace, Harvard University's Kennedy, Georgetown University, US State Department, Hudson, Keystone Defense Initiative, Kroenig, East Asia, Quincy Institute, Responsible, Johns University Locations: St, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Washington, Korea, Japan, Taiwan Strait, Washington , DC, Guam, South China, Russia, United States, Bejing, South Korea

☆ Fears of Wider Mideast Conflict Deepen, With U.S. Seen as ‘Not in Control’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For months, diplomats and analysts in foreign capitals have worried that prolonged political upheaval in the United States could invite aggression abroad, whether in Russia’s waging of war in Ukraine, North Korea’s rogue nuclear ambitions or China’s expansionist designs in the South China Sea. Now, less than 100 days before Americans elect a new president, that broader geopolitical crisis has erupted in the familiar theater of the Middle East. The targeted killings of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders in Beirut and Tehran have deepened fears of a regionwide conflict — one that the United States, caught up in its own political drama at home, may have little capacity to avert or even contain. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States had not been involved in, or even informed of, the operation in Tehran, which the Iranian government swiftly blamed on Israel. To some, Mr. Blinken’s statement confirmed a dangerous power vacuum in the region.

Persons: Antony J, Blinken Locations: United, Ukraine, North, South China, Beirut, Tehran, United States, Israel

☆ Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHundreds of people thronged the Guangzhou office of the e-commerce platform Temu in rallies this month, protesting fines and refund policies they said are destroying small merchants' profits. About 80 merchants gathered on Monday on the 30th floor of the Guangzhou office building, with some eventually gaining entry to the company premises, Chinese outlet Yicai reported. The China Securities Journal, a Beijing-based outlet run by state agency Xinhua, wrote that merchants had approached the Guangzhou office about 10 times in July over their complaints. On China's social media, anger is mounting toward what is being seen as Western shoppers taking advantage of Chinese merchants. "Foreigners can buy products from Chinese merchants, receive the goods, and not spend any money," wrote one blogger based in Hebei.

Persons: —, Temu Organizations: Service, PDD Holdings, Business, South China Morning, China Securities Journal, Xinhua Locations: Guangzhou, Temu, Beijing, Hebei, China

☆ U.S. Pledges $500 Million in New Military Aid to the Philippines, as China Asserts Sea Claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Edward Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday an additional $500 million of military aid to the Philippines, further bolstering the defense alliance between the two nations while the Philippine military is grappling with aggressive actions by Chinese ships in the South China Sea. The U.S. and Philippine governments have deepened their military alliance since Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. became president of the Philippines two years ago. Unlike his predecessor, who favored an opening with China, Mr. Marcos has leaned into ties with the United States. It was the first time that such a so-called 2+2 session between the allied nations has taken place in the Philippines. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III arrived in Manila on Monday night as part of a diplomatic mission to the Indo-Pacific region.

Persons: Ferdinand R, Marcos Jr, Marcos, Biden, Antony J, Blinken, Lloyd J, Austin III Organizations: Biden, Mr Locations: Philippines, Philippine, South China, The U.S, China, United States, Hawaii, Manila, Europe, Asia, Russia

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