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 surrounds Taiwan for massive invasion ‘rehearsal’ drills
- The Chinese military deployed forces all around the island of Taiwan over the weekend in a set of large-scale military drills that one Chinese military analyst called a “rehearsal of possible real action.”
- Song Zhongping, a Chinese mainland military analyst said “In preparation of and a possible real action of military conflict in the Taiwan Straits, all PLA forces will play their roles, as they will surround the entire island, seal it off and launch effective strikes,”
- Song also reportedly said “by having the Liaoning aircraft carrier group positioned east of Taiwan, the PLA not only cuts off possible reinforcements from foreign interference forces, but also launches attacks on military bases east of the Taiwan island, and intercepts any escape attempts from secessionist forces.”
- The PLA appeared to conduct the drills in response to recent U.S. interactions with the island.
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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 Accelerates Nuclear Buildup, Military Modernization; Biden Speeding U.S. to Defeat
- “The PRC likely intends to have at least 1,000 warheads by 2030, exceeding the pace and size the DoD projected in 2020.”
- “In space, China is putting up satellites at twice the rate of the United States and “fielding operational systems at an incredible rate.” — General David Thompson, the Space Force’s first vice chief of space operations
- “Look at what they [CCP) have today…. We’re witnessing one of the largest shifts in global geostrategic power that the world has witnessed.” — General Mark Milley
- China is already capable of executing any plausible nuclear employment strategy within their region and will soon be able to do so at intercontinental ranges as well.” — Admiral Charles Richard
- There is now as well the added probability of China and Russia engaging in military coordination…. a strategic partnership of “no limits” and with “no forbidden areas” in an agreement that they said was aimed at countering the influence of the United States.
- “For the first time in our history, the nation is on a trajectory to face two nuclear-capable, strategic peer adversaries at the same time, who must be deterred differently.” — Admiral Charles Richard
- Meanwhile, Biden’s proposed defense budget risks speeding the US to defeat by insufficiently taking into account the current skyrocketing inflation …Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Pentagon comptroller Mike McCord
- “Nearly every dollar of increase in this budget will be eaten by inflation. Very little, if anything, will be left over to modernize and grow capability.” — Representative Mike Rogers
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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:
- Is China preparing to invade Taiwan? Beijing orders officials to find ways to protect the nation from western sanctions like those used against Russia
- China held an emergency meeting with regulators in anticipation of sanctions
- The regime is seeking to protect its $3.2trillion in foreign currency reserves
- Banking officials from HSBC and other international lenders were invited
- The West is said to be considering sanctions in the event China invades Taiwan
- China has stepped up military activity in the region as the US held high-level talks with its allies, including the UK, over the possibility of a Chinese invasion
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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:
- US Navy Scrambles To Catch Up With Russia, China; Wants Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile ‘HALO’ Before 2028
- The U.S. Navy, in its latest budget request, has highlighted the need for an air-launched hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile before 2028, for it to counter Russia and China.
- Recently, a video from China had shown a People’s Liberation Army Xian H-6N bomber carrying a potent and mysterious air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile slung along the bottom of its fuselage.
- Two days later, the Chinese state released a video showing the test-fire of a mysterious missile, thought to be hypersonic YJ-21, from one of its huge Type 055 destroyers
- Though the U.S. Navy’s priority right now would be to acquire a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, it may later develop HALO to incorporate land-attack capability. That being case, the budget proposal makes it clear that the Navy views HALO as instrumental in ensuring the Force’s ability to conduct aerial stand-off strikes
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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 navy shows off hypersonic anti-ship missiles in public
- The Chinese navy has shown off an advanced anti-ship missile ahead of celebrations to mark its 73rd anniversary this weekend
- Military analysts said displaying the YJ-21, or Eagle Strike 21, may be a warning to the United States or Taiwan
- The missiles are designed to target aircraft carrier strike groups
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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 and Solomon Islands sign security pact, Beijing says it is ‘not directed at any third party’ amid Pacific influence fears
- The agreement will see Beijing helping Honiara with issues including social order and national security
- The US has warned the pact could lead to a Chinese military presence in Solomon Islands
- Australia’s Minister for the Pacific travelled to Honiara last week in an unsuccessful bid to stop the deal
- “We are concerned about the lack of transparency with which this agreement has been developed, noting its potential to undermine stability in our region,” the ministers said.
- “We continue to seek further clarity on the terms of the agreement, and its consequences for the Pacific region.
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Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Important Takeaways:
- China’s strict Covid restrictions are causing global supply chain issues
- Blockages in global trade have surged due to their highest level since last September. The delay has been caused mostly by coronavirus restrictions in one of the country’s busiest ports – Shanghai.
- “The main development of March is the reappearance of shipping congestion in the ports of Asia and the North Sea,” Liberum analyst Joachim Klement told The Telegraph.
- According to data from Bloomberg, almost 500 ships were stuck outside Shanghai.
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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:
- Top US Diplomats Head To Solomon Islands Amid China Worries
- National Security Council Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will lead the delegation, NSC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.
- They will visit the US state of Hawaii, and also Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
- Seeking “to further deepen our enduring ties with the region and to advance a free, open, and resilient Indo-Pacific,”
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled through the region in February to highlight Washington’s commitment, as it crafts a long-term strategy to contain an increasingly ambitious China.
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Revelations 6:8 “And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.”
Important Takeaways:
- The biggest risk to the global economy no one is talking about
- Nearly 400 million people across 45 cities in China are under full or partial lockdown as part of China’s strict zero-Covid policy. Together they represent 40%, or $7.2 trillion, of annual gross domestic product for the world’s second-largest economy, according to data from Nomura Holdings.
- Analysts are ringing warning bells, but say investors aren’t properly assessing how serious the global economic fallout might be from these prolonged isolation orders.
- Most alarming is the indefinite lockdown in Shanghai, a city of 25 million and one of China’s premiere manufacturing and export hubs.
- The quarantines there have led to food shortages, inability to access medical care, and even reported pet killings. They’ve also left the largest port in the world understaffed.
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Revelations 6:8 “And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.”
Important Takeaways:
- Apocalyptic scenes in Shanghai’s rebellion against Zero Covid chaos: Residents attack police after being evicted to create quarantine centers and try to break barricades in hunt for food… while hazmat-clad Communist thugs still can’t stop cases going up
- Dozens of buildings in the city have been converted to makeshift isolation hubs as PPE-clad local officials struggle to contain record infection rates, which have surpassed 25,000 in recent days.
- Restrictions have seen residents confined to their homes and face food and water shortages, with other clips show locals bursting through barricades demanding food.
- Strict lockdown rules have been in place city-wide since April 3 in a bid to control the super-transmissible but milder Omicron strain. But cases in China are still on the rise.
- Pressure on the city to bring its outbreak under control is mounting from above, with President Xi Jinping warning on Wednesday that strict virus measures ‘cannot be relaxed’ and proclaiming that ‘persistence is victory,’ in a speech published by state media.
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