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China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #usmilitary #laichingte

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Japan has sent a defense official to the U.S. Navy to leverage on its experience for the development of a railgun, which uses electromagnetic force to fire bullets at high speeds, government sources have revealed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-defense-railgun-development/ #japan #defenseministry #defense #usnavy #usmilitary

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New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/

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New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took the oath of office Monday in Taipei, as he eyes protecting stability and maintaining the status quo in the island’s fraught relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-ching-te-inauguration/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

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The U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in a western suburb of Tokyo was opened to the public in a two-day event through Sunday, with an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft among exhibits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/us-ospreys-event-at-japan-yokota-base/ #japan #osprey #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #yokotaairbase #usbases

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The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/18/world/new-star-wars-plan-space-threats-us/ #worldnews #us #usmilitary #defense #missiles #space #nuclearweapons #china #russia

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Amid fears of war, Taiwan's incoming president, Lai Ching-te, has a message for the world. When he delivers his inaugural address on Monday, he will have its attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-inauguration-preview/

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Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #usmilitary #indopacific #southkorea #sdf #defenseministry #us

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#FarhanHaq, a #UN spokesperson, said the new smaller numbers reflected those bodies which had been fully identified. The bigger figures included corpses for whom identification has so far not been completed.

#UN denies #Gaza death toll of #women and #children has been revised down | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/gaza-ministry-revises-figures-for-women-and-children-killed
UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/gaza-ministry-revises-figures-for-women-and-children-killed

Norobiik,
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Recently, and other supplies have fail to make it in to as recently seized the key border crossing in its push on that southern city on the Egyptian border.

The has finished installing a floating pier for the .
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/16/israel-gaza-war-rafah-middle-east-floating-pier-aid-hamas-latest?page=with:block-6645b1468f0835020111211c#block-6645b1468f0835020111211c

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The U.S. and Taiwanese navies held drills last month that did not officially exist and were dubbed "unplanned sea encounters," part of a tacit agreement in which both sides claim the exercises were simply the result of coincidental encounters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-navies-pacific-drills/

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With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a robust presence in the Pacific to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/us-military-bases-arms-ships-china/

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In the northern Philippines, near a military base the U.S. recently won access to that is crucial to any defense of Taiwan, Beijing has made inroads with key politicians, wooing them with VIP trips to the mainland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-elite-china-taiwan/ #asiapacific #politics #philippines #china #taiwan #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #usmilitary #pla

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The Pentagon has outlined the type of inexpensive, unmanned systems it plans to field next year under its Replicator program to help offset China’s military advantage in personnel and manned equipment and deter a potential invasion of Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/world/replicator-us-pentagon-drones/ #worldnews #us #usmilitary #drones #taiwan #china

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Defense chiefs from Japan, Australia, the Philippines and the U.S. have agreed to further expand military cooperation amid concerns over Beijing’s growing regional assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/asia-pacific/politics/us-japan-australia-philippines-defense-chiefs/

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Under Israeli pressure, Guinea Bissau moves to withdraw Flag of the #FreedomFlotillaCoalition

"Sadly, #GuineaBissau has allowed itself to become complicit in Israel’s deliberate #starvation, #illegalSiege and genocide of Palestinians in #Gaza. @israel is showing the world the extent to which it will go to deny Palestinians the aid they need to stay alive, in direct contravention of International #HumanitarianLaw, #UN Security Council resolutions, and two orders of the International Court of Justice #ICC @cij_icj . Israel is only allowed to get away with this because we have an international order where law does not apply equally, where people are not valued the same, and where might equals right. The US has hijacked #internationalLaw and is violating its own laws to protect Israel at every turn. A recently-leaked #USAID memo states that ' #famine in Gaza is inevitable,' and that 'changes could reduce but not stop widespread #civiliandeaths.' It also states that the government of Israel does not currently demonstrate necessary compliance with #USlaw required to receive #USmilitary aid. Nevertheless, last week, the #USCongress passed and Biden signed a $26 billion aid package for Israel. It is this kind of naked impunity, over decades, that has brought us to this point where Israel can carry out a #genocide "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQdCyqAgSQ

You'll find a transcript in the official blog...
https://freedomflotilla.org/2024/04/27/press-conference-guinea-bissau-flags/

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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier — the country’s third and most advanced — began its maiden sea trials on Wednesday, state-run media reported, amid a growing naval rivalry with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/asia-pacific/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-sea-trials/

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When Defense Minister Minoru Kihara travels to Hawaii for talks with his U.S., Australian and Philippine counterparts, there will be one thing on his mind: how to deepen ties to counter China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/politics/kihara-defense-chiefs-hawaii-preview/

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U.S. and South Korean officials have outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks and will continue to consult as necessary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-cost-sharing-talks/

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Ukraine has warned that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a bid to disrupt military supplies ahead of a fresh Russian offensive while Kyiv waits for new U.S. weapon deliveries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/world/politics/ukraine-russia-rail-arms-shipments/

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The MSDF has sent an ocean observation ship to trawl the seafloor for the remains of two helicopters that were thought to have collided over waters hundreds of kilometers south of Tokyo, and the U.S. military is also set to join the search effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/msdf-helicopter-crash-search-us-military/

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For the first time since the annual Balikatan or "shoulder-to-shoulder" drills started in 1991, the U.S. and Philippine militaries will sail outside of Philippine territorial waters in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/asia-pacific/us-philippine-military-exercises/

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Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching a record high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fueled spending across the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/world/politics/military-spending-record-high/

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While the U.S. may seem well prepared militarily in the Middle East, others say a strategic rethink may be necessary if the Iran-Israel crisis deepens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/20/world/politics/us-military-strategy-israel-iran/ #worldnews #politics #israel #iran #us #usmilitary #defense #middleeast

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