Dong replaces Li Shangfu, who was fired and disappeared from public view four months ago.#Politics #AsiaPacific #China
China appoints former navy chief Dong Jun as new defence minister
Tony Chung was released in June after serving jail term under security law but said he lived under constant pressure.#HumanRights #Politics #AsiaPacific #China #Europe #HongKong #UnitedKingdom
‘Filled with fear’: Former Hong Kong student leader seeks UK asylum
The delayed launch on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket came two weeks after China launched its Shenlong space plane.#Military #Space #AsiaPacific #China #UnitedStates #US&Canada
US military launches robot spaceplane on seventh mission
US interest rates, oil prices and the Chinese economy will determine the global economy next year.#Economy #BusinessandEconomy #FinancialMarkets #AsiaPacific #China #UnitedStates #US&Canada
The global economy in 2024: Key clues to watch out for
Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 are expected to shape the island's relations with Beijing.#Elections #Military #AsiaPacific #China #Taiwan
China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections
Fighting continues in restive border area despite Beijing's attempts to broker truce between military, rebel groups.#Conflict #AsiaPacific #China #Myanmar
China asks citizens to evacuate Myanmar border area over security risks
US makes a 'once in a generation effort' to boost military, diplomatic ties in Asia as it seeks to compete with China.#Features #Military #Politics #SouthChinaSea #Asia #AsiaPacific #Australia #China #India #Japan #Kiribati #NorthKorea #PapuaNewGuinea #Philippines
In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia
#One #more #war – the #planning … #US #China #West #2024 #year of #geopolitical #awakening #Russia #Asia #NATO #Israel
"aimed directly at at China. The US and the collective West are not going to for one moment accept equality and #multipolarity with the ultimate guide of the UN Charter as legal guidance. They will fight until they get annihilated or until they annihilate. This is not a task that anyone wants to take on, or something anyone wants to do with any amount of relish. Then again nobody wants to kill the whole of #Gaza and yet it is happening in front of our eyes."
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A growing number of Chinese mourners are using AI to help them cope with their grief#Newsfeed #ShowTypes #Technology #AsiaPacific #China
Chinese mourners are using AI to digitally resurrect the dead
Los Angeles-based Kharon reported on human rights abuses committed against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.#Boycott #Divestment #Sanctions #Politics #Uighur #AsiaPacific #China #UnitedStates #US&Canada
China sanctions US-based Xinjiang monitor
https://www.bitchute.com/video/IJIzHUFSouTB/
This Is the END of #HongKong. The CCP International Terrorist Organization. #China #Uncensored
China’s pandas have returned home and its wolf warriors have fallen silent as Beijing shifts its diplomatic approach.#Features #Politics #AsiaPacific #China
China looks for the diplomatic ‘sweet spot’ between panda and wolf
John Ratcliffe and others review the past few years. excellent. #covid #russia #china #biden
https://politicalmoonshine.substack.com/p/a-gift-of-truth-on-christmas-chinas
Chinese state media warns the Philippines that 'provocations' in South China Sea are 'extremely dangerous'.#SouthChinaSea #AsiaPacific #China #Philippines
Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute
With hindsight, the plan must have been something like this:
Let #Ukraine keep #Russia occupied. Maybe with help of the Europeans.
With Russia occupied, the #US can focus on #China, which is where the real challenge is.
Whether Ukraine wins or loses does not matter; as long as Ukraine keeps Russia busy.
The U.S. Air Force is stepping up construction at the Tinian North airfield, once used by the largest B-29 bomber fleet during World War II, and at the Tinian International airfield, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of the Pacific Air Forces, said in an interview on Wednesday. —
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/U.S.-to-reclaim-WWII-airfield-in-Pacific-clearing-jungle-by-summer
Tinian is a part of the United States, and is also a part of the CNMI. Along with Guam, they are the westernmost islands of the US in the Pacific —
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinian
North Field was one of several bases for Twentieth Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands in 1944–45. North Field contributed aircraft to the 1945 campaign to burn out Japanese cities with incendiary bombs, including the 9 March 1945 bombing of Tokyo which still stands as the most destructive air raid ever. North Field was the base for the 313th Bombardment Wing which carried out Operation Starvation, the dropping of naval mines in the harbors and sea lanes used by Japan. North Field was also the base for the 509th Composite Group which flew the atomic bombing raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The incendiary campaign (which destroyed 40% of the targeted cities),[1] the aerial mining campaign (which starved Japan of essential food imports) and the two atomic attacks have all been argued as major factors in the surrender of Japan. —
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Field_(Tinian)
"China verspricht wenig und liefert mehr"
Chinas internationale Klimapolitik folgt kohärenten Linien. Das hat sich auch bei der Klimakonferenz COP 28 in Dubai wieder gezeigt. Teil 1 unserer neuen Serie.#Klimapolitik #Entwicklung #Klimafinanzierung #China #COP28Dubai #Serie:ChinasKlima-undUmweltpolitik
China verspricht wenig und liefert mehr
Draft document outlining restrictions caused major stir as tech stocks tumbled, sent investors into a panic.#BusinessandEconomy #Technology #AsiaPacific #China
China considers revising gaming rules after tech giants lose billions
Increased activity along Taiwan Strait comes ahead of January 13 polls.#Elections #Military #AsiaPacific #China #Taiwan
Taiwan spots Chinese warships, aircraft near island ahead of elections
