1 Mesiac PredCommission 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
Na cvičisku v Breste sa začala aktívna fáza spoločných cvičení bieloruskej a čínskej armády
US Navy: The US and Philippine Coast Guards conducted a bilateral search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea on July 16.
1 Mesiac PredBloomberg: Would you defend Taiwan against China? Trump: No
Šéf maďarského ministerstva zahraničia povedal, že očakáva stretnutie s Lavrovom na okraji Bezpečnostnej rady OSN; ráno telefonicky hovoril so šéfom čínskeho ministerstva zahraničia
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
Biely dom: Čína podporuje ruskú vojnu na Ukrajine
Čínsky prezident: Skoré prímerie a politické urovnanie na Ukrajine by poslúžili záujmom všetkých strán
Maďarský premiér z Pekingu: Čína je hlavnou silou pri vytváraní podmienok pre mier v rusko-ukrajinskej vojne
Philippine Army Commander: The United States offered us support in the South China Sea operations
Medzinárodné spoločenstvo by malo prijať opatrenia na ochranu pred nebezpečenstvom izraelských útokov na Palestínu alebo šírenia rusko-ukrajinskej vojny, povedal turecký prezident čínskemu náprotivku
2 Mesiac PredErdogan 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
2 Mesiac PredPutin begins negotiations with Xi Jinping.
2 Mesiac PredChina announces unusual military exercises in the South China Sea near Hainan Island
2 Mesiac PredChina 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
2 Mesiac PredTaiwan Ministry of Defense:6 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 2 helicopters entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern ADIZ. ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly
2 Mesiac PredJune 30: commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer (天兵科技) tested the first stage of its Tianlong-3 (天龙三号) launch vehicle at its integrated test center at Gongyi (巩义), Henan, but the testing ended in failure when, about 50 seconds after liftoff, the rocket stage crashed into the mountains, 1.5km from the test center, and exploded
Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan on July 2-6 - Chinese Foreign Ministry