Some of the jet fighters have been deployed for sorties in eastern Ladakh, according to current and former Indian military officials. India's air force is planning a second squadron in the state of West Bengal at Hasimara air base, near another contested area of the border
The country's army has built hundreds of new structures to support troops at military encampments at the towns of Rudok, in Tibet's Ladakh frontier, and Kangxiwar, which is north of a plateau controlled by China, known as Aksai Chin, that connects Tibet with the Xinjiang region
Much of the military buildup has occurred in eastern Ladakh, a region that overlaps with Kashmir and Tibet. The deadliest confrontation between the two countries in decades occurred there last June in the Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed
The People's Liberation Army has gradually increased its troop presence, mostly over the past few months, to at least 50,000, up from about 15,000 at this time last year, according to Indian intelligence and military officials
3 week agoTaiwan Ministry of National Defense:One PLA Y-8 EW entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ in the morning of July 2, 2021
3 week agoHONG KONG ALLIANCE Vice President Chow Hang-Tung has been denied bail and is immediately detained until July 30 for court. Chow is charged with inciting others to participate unlawful assemblies.
The Taiwanese government has also accused China of launching cyberattacks against the democratic island. It said it is hit by some 20 million cyberattacks every month - and targets include defense computer systems, finance, communications, and even critical infrastructure
3 week agoHong Kong police thwart Handover anniversary demos, 11 arrested for 'handing out seditious publications' under colonial-era law
![Police say they arrested a man for alleged possession of an imitation firearm as people gathered and chanted slogan[s] loudly in Causeway Bay at 3pm. The force added they will have zero tolerance towards any illegal acts](https://china.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/07/01/22251168_0.jpg)
3 week agoPolice say they arrested a man for alleged possession of an imitation firearm as people "gathered and chanted slogan[s] loudly in Causeway Bay" at 3pm. The force added they will have "zero tolerance towards any illegal acts"
3 week agoPolicemen all in a sudden charged into Fashion Walk in Causeway Bay and had a big chase down the hallway , through a clothing shop, and eventually caught a teenage boy, who was apparently frightened and shaking. The boy was let go and escorted away by some sympathetic onlookers
Activist Grandma Wong is taken away as police make arrests in Causeway Bay. The force warns that officers will be intercepting any suspicious people they find
3 week agoReporters Without Borders has called for the release of ex-lawmaker & press freedom advocate Claudia Mo, also a former journalist. She has been detained for four months and faces a life sentence under the national security law, @RSF_eastasia said
3 week agoPolice create a cordon on Great George Street in Causeway Bay just now and tell journalists to go back to the pavement
3 week agoLeo Tang (right) of the HongKong Confederation of Trade Unions said three members tried to set up a street booth outside the SOGO Mall in Causeway Bay but was surrounded by police when their materials arrived at the scene
Xi Jinping warns China's foes that they will "break their heads on the steel Great Wall," and says gaining control of Taiwan remains a key mission
In a keynote speech to mark the 100 anniversary of the party, President Xi Jinping said that China wants to resolve the "Taiwan question" to achieve the complete "reunification" of the country, and will "smash" any attempts to get independence for the island
4 week agoChina is building more than 100 new missile silos in its western desert, analysts say
Two arrested after Hong Kong police seize explosives and suspected firearms
China: Hong Kong police arrested 1 democracy activist again after revoking her bail Wednesday June 30, on the eve of a sensitive double anniversary of the city's handover to China and the centenary of the Communist Party
Hong Kong media group Next Digital, which publishes Apple Daily, to stop operating from tomorrow: Reuters
4 week agoHong Kong security law created a 'human rights emergency', Amnesty says
US Navy P8 Poseidon AE682A active near #Taiwan
China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight: @WHO
"We must fight unrelentingly and keep on fighting," Xi said. "In the course of building a modern socialist society, in an all round way, we must march forward toward the second centenary goal and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will attend a grand gathering celebrating the CPC centenary at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Thursday and deliver an important speech at the event that will begin at 8 a.m
4 week agoNext Digital plans to sell online edition of Taiwanese Apple Daily, after its printed edition was ended. (The Hong Kong Apple Daily was closed of course)
North Korea imported $2.7 million worth of goods from China in May, most of which consisted of fertilizer and oil. Pyongyang additionally only exported $749,000 worth of goods to Beijing, but almost all of it was electricity
4 week agoASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials' Meeting. Discussed developments in South China Sea & Korean Peninsula. MEA readout
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