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  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 23, 2024 (Thursday) GLOBAL Asia Pacific 1.       China, Qatar Agree to Promote Military Cooperation . Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met with Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah in Beijing, with the two sides pledging to further promote military cooperation. 2.       DPRK Leader Announced Intention to Enhance Strategic Role of North Korea's Nuclear Forces by 2025 . North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that North Korea will strive to increase the strategic role of its nuclear forces by 2025 in accordance with the plan of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Russia/Europe/West 3....

  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 22, 2024 (Wednesday) GLOBAL. Asia Pacific 1.        China Training Troops to Attack with, Evade, or Kill FPV Drones . Footage released by Chinese official news channels shows what appears to be People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers training to counter first-person view (FPV) drones. 2.        China and South Africa Agree to Strengthen Military Ties Amid Fresh Visits . South Africa and China enjoy close military ties, and will continue to strengthen bilateral defence relations, with South Africa’s naval chief currently visiting Beijing, and a Chinese navy frigate visiting Cape Town. Russia/Europe/West 3.        Russia Starts Tactic...

  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 20, 2024 (Monday) GLOBAL Asia Pacific 1.        Extreme Weather Blunts the US Military's Technological Edge . Business Insider reported that more extreme weather is scrambling the high-tech systems that have given the US military its edge. 2.        Taiwan Wary as China Steps Up Pressure Ahead of Inauguration . Since the start of this month, Chinese ships have frequently entered waters which Taiwan effectively controls with experts say such moves are aimed at increasing pressure on Taiwan's new administration. Russia/Europe/West 3.        Ukraine's 62-Drone Attack on Russia Halts Oil Refinery . Russia said that Ukraine launched a m...

  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 17, 2024 (Friday) GLOBAL Asia Pacific 1.       Russia, China Oppose 'Military Intimidation' against N. Korea by US, Allies: Report . Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the statement following a bilateral summit in Beijing, according to Russian news agency TASS. 2.       China Insists It Will Not Compromise on Taiwan . Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of China in South Africa, Li Zhigang has reiterated that the Taiwan question bears on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is a non-negotiable principle embedded at the heart of China’s core interests. Russia/Europe/West 3.       China and Russi...

  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 16, 2024 (Thursday) GLOBAL Asia Pacific 1.        US Delegation to Attend Taiwan Inauguration as China Tensions Flare . President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing. 2.        China Responds to US and Taiwan's Secret Naval Training in Pacific . China has issued a strong protest and an ominous warning after news broke that the U.S. and Taiwan had recently conducted joint naval drills in secret. Russia/Europe/West 3.        Russia Escalates the War in Ukraine, Aiming to Complicate Kyiv’s Defence . Russia escal...

  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaY98AM9hXF8HkfxYY39                                          https://wa.me/c/923554754711 May 15, 2024 (Wednesday) GLOBAL Asia Pacific 1.        Taiwan Says More Chinese Aircraft Crossed Strait's Median Line . Taiwan's defense ministry said its forces had detected a renewed incursion by Chinese military aircraft across the sensitive Taiwan Strait, less than a week before the island's new president takes office. 2.        PLA Delegation Arrives in Japan . A delegation comprising of 20 senior commissioned officers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is reportedly embarking on a weeklong visit to Japan to conduct exchanges with Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF). Russia/Europe/West 3.        US Bans Import of Uraniu...