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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced the U.S.-India Defense Cooperation Act to expand bilateral cooperation as India faces increased aggression from Beijing: statement

Hungary quietly took out a €1 billion loan from Chinese banks

@NORADCommand employed a layered defense network of fighter aircraft, satellites, and ground-based and airborne radars in seamless interoperability to detect, track, and intercept two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ on July 24, 2024

Trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, China and Laos

Fighter jets intercepted Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska from China and Russia, the North American Aerospace Defense Command announced Wednesday

Because of Typhoon Gaemi 3 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today

Den ukrainske utrikesministern bekräftar sitt lands beredskap för fredssamtal med Ryssland om Moskva är redo att förhandla

Ukrainas utrikesminister Kuleba: i dag kommer vi att hålla grundliga och innehållsrika samtal om bilaterala förbindelser, den internationella agendan och vägen till fred. Jag är övertygad om att en rättvis fred i Ukraina ligger i Kinas strategiska intressen, och Kinas roll som en global fredskraft är viktig

Ukrainas utrikesminister Kuleba under mötet med den kinesiska motsvarigheten Wang Yi: Rysk aggression är ett hinder inte bara för Ukrainas utveckling. Det hindrar också internationell stabilitet och utvecklingen av goda grannförbindelser, inklusive utvecklingen av handeln mellan Kina och Europa

The Philippines announces reaching a joint understanding with China to ease tensions in the South China Sea

Taiwan Ministry of Defense: 22 PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 12 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 33 km SSW of Liupanshui, China

Ukrainas utrikesminister: Mitt besök i Kina syftar till att diskutera sätt att uppnå rättvis fred

Ukrainas utrikesminister: det är viktigt för Kyiv och Peking att ha en direkt dialog

European Union Foreign Policy Representative: The Fatah-Hamas agreement in China is a prominent development that must be supported

Chinese Foreign Ministry: The Beijing Declaration included agreement on the unity of all factions within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We presented a three-step initiative regarding the conflict in Gaza that ends with full membership for Palestine in the United Nations

Hamas says it has signed an agreement in Beijing to work with other Palestinian groups towards “national unity”. Chinese officials said the factions, including Fatah, had agreed to set up an interim reconciliation gov't for post-war Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, as war in Gaza rages on, Chinese state media says

Chinese media: Leaders from Fatah and Hamas will meet with journalists in Beijing in the presence of the Chinese Foreign Minister

Pentagon: China seeks to increase its influence in the Arctic

Pentagon: China and Russia are increasingly cooperating in the Arctic

Since Georgia transferred 49 percent of the shares in the strategic Anaklia deep-water port project to a Chinese state consortium, China has also shown interest in the construction of the international Vaziani Airport

Taiwan’s largest military drill, the Han Kuang exercise has begun. They simulate how Taiwan would defend against an all out invasion from China. Day 1 began with Naval ships leaving their port at Su’ao

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, in his State of the Nation address, announces the total shutdown and ban of online casinos, now mostly owned by Chinese, in the country

Kinesiska utrikesministeriet meddelade just att @DmytroKuleba kommer att besöka Kina från 23 till 26 juli på inbjudan av Kinas utrikesminister Wang Yi

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