
Taiwan Says ‘Record Number’ of Chinese Fighters, Bombers Cross into Its Air Defense Zone
A record number of fighter jets from the air force of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry announced in the latest episode of growing China –…

Security Threats by ‘Non-Human’ Perpetrators Could Shape World by 2040, US Intelligence Report Predicts
Some of the biggest security threats over the next 20 years, until 2040, could originate with “non-human” factors, i.e. not deliberately caused by human perpetrators, such as “climate change, disease, financial crises, and technology disruptions”, according to a wide-ranging report…

Philippines Warns China It’s Keeping ‘All Options Open’ on South China Sea Dispute, Including ‘Leveraging’ Alliance with US
The Defense Department of the Philippines declared on Thursday it was keeping “all our options open” in a seeming warning to China as part of a growing diplomatic row with Beijing over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South…

Leftist Opposition Wins Greenland’s Election Dooming Rare Earth Mining Project with Chinese Owners
A left-wing environmentalist opposition party has won Tuesday’s parliamentary election in Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, thus essentially dooming a mining project for rare earth minerals, which would have been developed by an Australian company majority-owned…

US, French, German Arms Exports Grew, Russian, Chinese Declined in Past 5 Years, SIPRI Says
Three of the world’s top five weapon exporters – the United States, France, and Germany – saw their arms exports grow in the past 5 years, while the other two of the top five, Russia and China, sold fewer weapons…

Merkel’s Ruling CDU Loses Elections in Key German States Baden-Wuertemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Only six months before Germany’s 2021 general election, the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered on Sunday state election defeats in two crucial states, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.

US Has No ‘Moral Capital’ after Capitol Riot, China Says on Hong Kong Election Change Criticism
Responding to American criticism of planned election law changes in Hong Kong as anti-democratic, a senior Chinese official lambasted the United States on Friday as having no “moral capital” to criticize after the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.

‘Friends in Need’ Russia, China Coming to Belarus’ Aid, Embattled Leader Lukashenko Says
Embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been facing mass street protests demanding his resignation since early August 2020, has praised the support that his regime has been receiving from “friends in need” Russia and China.

Cambodia Destroys 2nd US-Funded Facility, US Suspects Turn to China for Ream Naval Base
The Kingdom of Cambodia has demolished a second US-funded military facility within a couple of months in its Ream Naval Base as part of an arrangement to expand the base with aid from China.

Vietnam Gets US Defense Assurance amid Tension with China in South China Sea
The US Department of Defense has promised Vietnam deeper defense cooperation amid ongoing tensions between the latter and China over territorial claims in the South China Sea.