Backlink: THE BL A recently released report points to weaknesses in the Chinese military, known as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), that directly affect all levels of leadership within the Chinese armed forces. Joel Wuthnow, the author of the U.S. National Defense University report, researched more than 300 senior Chinese officers between 2015 and 2021 […]
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Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Special counsel John Durham filed a pre-trial motion in limine on Sept. 13 in his false statements case against Igor Danchenko, the primary sub-source of Christopher Steele’s dossier on Donald Trump. Danchenko, who is charged with five counts of lying to the FBI about his sources for the dossier, had earlier filed […]
Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES North Korea has passed a law allowing it to conduct a nuclear strike “automatically” against any “hostile forces” posing an imminent threat to the nation, according to the official state-run media. […]
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Backlink: THE BL On September 8, Xi Jinping suddenly promoted Wang Qiang to the rank of colonel general and assumed the new position of commander of the Northern military region, while the predecessor, Li Qiaoming, was fired despite not being old enough to retire. […]
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Backlink: NDTV The US Pentagon has stopped accepting new F-35 jets after it discovered a magnet used in the stealthy fighter’s engine was made with unauthorized material from China. The aircraft’s maker, Lockheed Martin, found a part used in the jet’s engine was made in China, the Defence Department and company confirmed on Wednesday […]
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Backlink: NIKKEI ASIA The Philippines would let U.S. forces use the Southeast Asian nation’s military bases in the event of a Taiwan conflict only “if it is important for us, for our own security,” the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. says. Jose Manuel Romualdez, who is a relative of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]
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Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES MOSCOW—Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as they both face tensions with the United States. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) exercise will be held until Sept. 7 at […]
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Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES After the recent exposure of international fraud and human trafficking that victimized thousands of Chinese-speaking nationals from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, details about the fraud syndicates are surfacing as more rescued victims speak up. Much information has pointed to the Communist regime’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) developers based in Cambodia […]
Backlink: REUTERS The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take counter measures. The Pentagon announced the package on Friday in the wake of China’s aggressive military drills around Taiwan following a visit to the […]
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Backlink: TAIWAN NEWS ‘Pre- and post-Chinese invasion-related evacuation scenarios’ to be discussed behind closed doors. Japanese lawmakers last week agreed to begin talks with Taiwan’s government on contingencies for the evacuation of its citizens from Taiwan if China invades. Although there are currently no signs of an invasion, if a PLA assault on Taiwan […]
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Backlink: VISIONTIMES France is set to rake €10 million in taxes from homeowners after artificial intelligence surveillance software detected more than 20,000 undeclared swimming pools. A Google Translate of an Aug. 28 article by Le Parisien aptly captures the spirit of the modern state of affairs. “The tax authorities are rubbing their hands,” it reads. The […]
Backlink: VISIONTIMES As infuriated European farmers hit the streets of Germany and Belgium, some occupied the city of Hoogstraten, besieging the City Hall as a tentative apogee. The outrage was directed at the Hoogstraten Council because the area was one of the few municipalities that responded somewhat positively to the proposed nitrogen emissions reduction […]
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Backlink: NATIONAL REVIEW The president called for “funding the police” instead of “defunding” to enhance public safety. President Joe Biden said Americans “need an F-15” to protect the country, not just a gun, Tuesday while saying the Second Amendment needs to be limited. “For those brave right-wing Americans who say [the Second Amendment] is […]
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Backlink: TAIWAN NEWS Package includes 60 anti-ship missiles, 100 air-to-air missiles, and surveillance radar President Biden is reportedly preparing to request that Congress give the green light for a US$1.1 billion (NT$30.4 billion) weapons sale to Taiwan that includes at least 160 anti-ship and air-to-air missiles. […]
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