DefenseNews: Chinese balloons spotted over Mideast posed no threat, three-star says
DefenseNews: U.S. forces in the Middle East spotted a Chinese stratospheric balloon floating through the region last fall, though it did not pass over any “sensitive” military sites and was not seen as a threat, an Air Force three-star general told reporters Monday. It’s the latest acknowledgment of China’s global airborne intelligence program, which has come under scrutiny since a balloon passed into American airspace late last month. Chinese balloons periodically fly over U.S. Central Command, with no particular pattern, Air Forces Central b…
China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence
China will “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwanese independence, the country’s defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island. The superpowers are locked in a growing war of words over the self-ruled, democratic island, which Beijing views as part of its territory awaiting reunification. Frequent Chinese aircraft incursions near Taiwan have raised the diplomatic temperature, and on Saturday US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accused Beijing of “destabilizing” military activity, in a spee…
DefenseNews: Cambodia hits back at Chinese base claims
SINGAPORE — Cambodia has denied reports that the country is giving China “exclusive” access to a naval base undergoing construction along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore over the weekend, Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh reminded the audience that the presence of foreign military bases on his country’s soil is in violation of the constitution. During a Q&A session after his speech, Tea clarified that the naval base at Ream “is being modernized and upgraded in accordanc…
Indian, Chinese troops to hold joint exercises in Bathinda this year
India and China have decided to conduct a joint military exercise at Bathinda, less than 100 kms from Pakistan. The exercise, planned for the second half of the year, will be the first-ever foray of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China close to India’s western borders. Since 2007, the two Armies have conducted three joint exercises — two in China and one at Belgaum in Karnataka. Now is the turn of India to host the PLA. The decision to conduct the exercise at Bathinda was f…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning vs INS Vikramaditya
Liaoning, is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy and INS Vikramaditya is the third aircraft carrier commissioned by the Indian navy since independence. India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was purchased from the United Kingdom in the year 1957. INS Vikrant played a key role in enforcing a naval blockade on East Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and was also docked in Karachi Harbour on the 4th of December to symbolize ultimate victory and naval supremacy of the India…
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