Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Putin ally says Taiwan will be ‘returned’ to China
- Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin argues Western interference in Beijing-Taipei relations has solidified Taiwan’s ‘return’ to China
- Speaking at an international economic forum in Azerbaijan, Sechin said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ability to secure a historic third term would enable Beijing to accomplish top priority issues.
- Xi has long said he will seek “peaceful reunification” with the island and mainland China, despite warnings from Western and regional officials to leave Taiwan alone and maintain the regional status quo.
- Putin has backed Xi’s stance on reunifying the island with China and warned the West against interfering in Beijing’s agenda.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- China’s Xi Expands Powers, Promotes Allies
- Xi, who took power in 2012, was awarded a third five-year term as general secretary, discarding a custom under which his predecessor left after 10 years.
- The party also named a seven-member Standing Committee
- “Power will be even more concentrated in the hands of Xi Jinping,” said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a Chinese politics expert at Hong Kong Baptist University. The new appointees are “all loyal to Xi,” he said. “There is no counterweight or checks and balances in the system at all.”
- The No. 2 leader was Li Qiang, the Shanghai party secretary.
- Zhao Leji, already a member, was promoted to No. 3, likely to head the legislature. Those posts are to be assigned when the legislature meets next year.
- Xi has called for the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and a revival of the party’s “original mission”
- During the congress, Xi called for faster military development, “self-reliance and strength”
- The party has tightened control over entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth
- The party has tightened control over private sector leaders, including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. Under political pressure, they are diverting billions of dollars into chip development and other party initiatives.
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- ‘It’s not just what Jinping says, it’s how the Chinese behave and what they do,’ Gilday said at an event held by the Atlantic Council Wednesday
- ‘What we’ve seen over the past 20 years is that they have delivered on every promise they’ve made earlier than they said they were going to deliver on it’
- As Beijing launches fresh military exercises by air and sea off Taiwan’s coast, the Navy has now adopted a ‘fight tonight’ mentality
- Sec. of State Antony Blinken backed up such predictions earlier this week when he said China is speeding up its timeline to take back Taiwan
China could take Washington and the world by surprise and invade Taiwan as soon as this year, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday warned this week.
As Beijing launches fresh military exercises by air and sea off Taiwan’s coast, the Navy has now adopted a ‘fight tonight’ mentality, according to the chief of naval operations.
The service is now working to become more ready for deadly conflict at a moment’s notice.
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- The UK says its military pilots are being recruited by China to help train Beijing’s army.
- A Ministry of Defense official told Insider that the country is trying to stop these efforts.
- According to British media reports, pilots are making as much as $270,000 a year for their help.
The UK is trying to stop China’s military from recruiting current and former military pilots for training purposes, a defense official said on Tuesday, but it’s been having a tough time doing so.
“We are taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former UK Armed Forces pilots to train People’s Liberation Army personnel in the People’s Republic of China,” a UK Ministry of Defense spokesperson told Insider.
Citing Western officials, British media reported on Tuesday that as many as 30 jet and helicopter pilots have been recruited by China for annual salaries of up to $270,000. According to the BBC, China wants to use the pilots to deepen its understanding of Western planes and their operators.
Sky News reported that Beijing has been seeking pilots from various branches — like the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and British Army — and also wants to recruit people from other Western countries. To warn military personnel against these efforts, the defense ministry’s defense intelligence service even issued a “threat alert” on Tuesday, the report said.
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- The Washington Post has uncovered evidence of more than 300 sales of U.S.-origin technology to dozens of entities involved in China’s hypersonic missiles
- Investigators analyzed records dating back to 2019, and found out the sales – often through intermediaries – were carried out by almost 50 firms
- Under U.S. law, companies cannot sell technology to China for the use in their missile programs, and saying they were unaware is no shield
- Analysts say that the controls need to be tightened up, noting that the U.S. and China are involved in a hypersonic arms race
American firms funded by the Pentagon are selling their technology to Chinese companies involved in hypersonic missiles, according to a new analysis.
Under U.S. law, the sale of American products to China is banned if there is knowledge or even reasonable suspicion that they will be used for developing a missile.
Yet an investigation by The Washington Post, published on Monday, found numerous examples of U.S. firms supplying Chinese entities with their software or equipment – often with the use of middlemen.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- ‘No Possibility of Reconciliation’ as US Slams China Chips
- China Says Biden’s New Chip Curbs Will Harm Recovery
- The Biden administration’s new restrictions on technology exports to China could undercut the country’s ability to develop wide swaths of its economy, from semiconductors and supercomputers to surveillance systems and advanced weapons.
- The US Commerce Department on Friday unveiled sweeping regulations that limit the sale of semiconductors and chip-making equipment to Chinese customers, striking at the foundation of the country’s efforts to build its own chip industry. The agency also added 31 organizations to its unverified list, including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. and a subsidiary of leading chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group Co., severely limiting their ability to buy technology from abroad.
- As Bloomberg notes, depending on how broadly Washington enforces the restrictions, the impact could extend well beyond semiconductors and into industries that rely on high-end computing, from electric vehicles and aerospace to simple gadgets like smartphones.
- A Chinese analyst said there is “no possibility of reconciliation” any longer.
- Chinese state media and officials over the weekend raged against the action, warning of economic consequences and stirring speculation about potential retaliation.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Kamala Harris Vows to Back Taiwan Against China’s Aggression
- China is undermining key elements of the international rules-based order,” the vice president said from the deck of USS Howard
- Harris’ brief remarks came in the days after President Joe Biden riled Beijing with his most explicit commitment to defend Taiwan from a hypothetical Chinese invasion in the future.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Chinese J-15 Fighters Fly Directly Over U.S. Navy Destroyer
- Chinese J-15 fighter jets, apparently operating from the aircraft carrier Liaoning, are seen flying over a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer in a video recently shown on state-run China Central Television
- While it’s unclear when these images date from, their appearance now is certainly interesting in light of the current raised tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan, as well as reflecting the increasingly routine nature of interactions between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Asia Pacific region.
- What the encounter does seem to show is further evidence that the carrier arm of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN, is increasingly being used in a more active way, to monitor the movements of warships from the U.S. and other navies.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Coast Guard spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island
- A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China, officials said
- But it turned out the cruiser wasn’t alone as it sailed about 86 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island, on Sept. 19.
- The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball later discovered there were two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer, all in single formation.
- A C-130 Hercules provided air support for the Kimball from the Coast Guard station in Kodiak
- The Coast Guard said Operation Frontier Sentinel guidelines call for meeting “presence with presence” when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- China sending troops to Russia in escalation of ‘no limits’ deal after Ukraine war stalls
- CHINA will send its People’s Liberation Army into the Russian Far East to participate in military drills in the latest show of friendship between the two nations.
- In a joint statement, the two countries said: “Friendship between the two States has no limits, there are no ‘forbidden’ areas of cooperation.”
- The drills are expected to last from August 30 until September 5.
- Other participating countries include India, Belarus, Mongolia, and Tajikistan.
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