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The CCP’s October plenum could fill senior posts after investigations and removals depleted the military’s top command.
Most members of the Central Military Commission—the top PLA leadership body—have been purged; the remaining one was absent from the banquet.
Anonymous64 displayed altered pages from Navy-linked high-school programs in Anhui and Shaanxi; both sites were offline as of Aug. 5 local time.
The YJ-20 is inferior to U.S. hypersonic missiles, and China’s attempt to breach island chains would be thwarted by U.S.-led allies in real combat, experts say.
Paparo accused China of using lawfare to coerce nations, while Teodoro urged ASEAN to uphold the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award.
While conventional military activity has declined, pressure below the threshold of armed conflict has continued to expand.
The new ban also aims to hide the backwardness of Chinese weaponry, according to Chinese military scholars and a collector.
Seven lawmakers gave Apple until Aug. 21 to disclose any testing involving the two companies and answer whether it will exclude their chips worldwide.
Officers are reluctant to sign directives and orders because of fear caused by Xi’s purges as many positions are left vacant, according to sources.
Beijing abruptly launched two-day live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait shortly after Washington and Taipei criticized its assertive actions.
The Chinese regime is accused of launching three aggressive maritime incidents against the Philippines in the disputed waterway within a week in July.
Mainland sources said the military exercises could include routine training, political signaling, and efforts to dull regional vigilance.
Analysts warn China is using maritime policing to gradually establish control over contested areas.
The U.S. Coast Guard initiated an operation that positions the agency to swiftly respond to any ‘malign activity.’
Chinese and Russian intelligence personnel have tripled on the island as Havana funnels information gathered in the United States to Beijing.
The National Science Foundation plans a similar restriction in Fiscal Year 2027. One Democrat said staffing and budget cuts weaken enforcement.
Former Xinjiang Party chief Ma Xingrui is the third member to be ousted from the country’s top echelon of power.
Beijing’s campaign to wear down the Taiwanese public’s resolve is more dangerous than its warships and warplanes, a national security scholar said.
China, Japan, Taiwan all claim sovereignty over the islands, but securing the first island chain to contain China’s expansion is the priority, analysts said.
A PLA insider says the weapon was an upgraded JL-2, as Beijing attempts to signal growing naval strike capabilities to the United States and its allies.
