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Kiinan ulkoministeriö ilmoitti juuri, että @DmytroKuleba vierailee Kiinassa 23.-26.7. Kiinan ulkoministerin Wang Yin kutsusta.

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:12 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ

Eleven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday morning following the partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.

Commission Chair Jane Harman: bipartisan commission unanimous “threats [facing U.S.] greater than WW II.” Need “fundamental change to way Pentagon does business, lack of urgency.” “Clearly a broken budgeting process,” “how to pay for fixes.” Gen Jack Keane: 2018 NDS Commission showed us how U.S. military has atrophied. “5 years later have failed to keep up with threats.” “Potential for near term war is real.” “China is outpacing US military has negated US military advantage after 2 decades of investment.” “When we get within 1000 miles of Chinese mainland the military advantage moved to China, would be challenged to win. We could lose,” Gen Jack Keane tells @AspenSecurity

US seeing increase in "intent to use" by Russia China of space and counterspace weapons, @DefenseIntel Dir LtGen Jeff Kruse tells @AspenSecurity

“We request your administration provide us with a full list of military, diplomatic, and economic options developed by the Departments of State and Defense to support the Philippines,” read a letter, seen by Reuters,from Senators Roger Wicker and Jim Risch

China: fire in a shopping center in Sichuan, people trapped

China suspended negotiations with the US on arms control and nuclear non-proliferation

Valko-Venäjän ja Kiinan armeijan yhteisten harjoitusten aktiivinen vaihe alkoi Brestin harjoitusalueella

US Navy: The US and Philippine Coast Guards conducted a bilateral search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea on July 16.

Bloomberg: Would you defend Taiwan against China? Trump: No

Unkarin ulkoministeriön päällikkö sanoi, että hän odottaa tapaavansa Lavrovin YK:n turvallisuusneuvoston sivussa; aamulla hän puhui puhelimitse Kiinan ulkoministeriön johtajan kanssa

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Andrei Bulyga, held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Major General Zhang Fan - Ministry of Defense

China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler

China renews the call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

China-Taiwan: "An invasion or a PRC act of aggression is neither imminent nor inevitable" per Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs @ASD_IndoPacific Ely Ratner at @CSIS "But we've got a lot of work to do to keep it that way" he adds "We are working with allies like never before ."

German Federal government bans Huawei and ZTE technology from China in 5G mobile networks here

Valkoinen talo: Kiina tukee Venäjän sotaa Ukrainassa

Kiinan presidentti: Varhainen tulitauko ja poliittinen ratkaisu Ukrainassa palvelisivat kaikkien osapuolten etuja

Unkarin pääministeri Pekingistä: Kiina on tärkeä voima rauhan edellytysten luomisessa Venäjän ja Ukrainan välisessä sodassa

Philippine Army Commander: The United States offered us support in the South China Sea operations

Kansainvälisen yhteisön tulee ryhtyä toimiin suojatakseen Israelin Palestiina-hyökkäysten tai Venäjän ja Ukrainan välisen sodan leviämisen vaaraa, Turkin presidentti sanoi Kiinan vastineelle

Erdogan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kazakhstan for the first time since 2022

Xi Jinping at the SCO summit called on the association countries to increase the exchange of intelligence data

The European Union has carried out its threat to impose provisional tariffs on imports of electric cars from China of up to 37.6%, according to the bloc's Official Journal

Chinese President: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization stands on the right side of history, fairness and justice

Putin begins negotiations with Xi Jinping.

China announces unusual military exercises in the South China Sea near Hainan Island

China expands electronic eavesdropping stations in Cuba, according to satellite Images shared with WSJ

The Agreement on free trade between Serbia and China enters into force