We'll see what the after action reports say..,,

Rule Nr 1 (ok-- maybe 4 or 5) in war-- fighting often gets hottest while truce or end of hostilities is being negotiated. Awful but true. nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/…

China’s latest unsafe, unprofessional maneuver in Yellow Sea occurred after Royal Australian Navy chief met #PLAN counterpart less than two weeks before & raised safety issue. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0… Australia is unlikely to ignore this behavior as Peter Dutton makes clear

On 4 May, a Chinese fighter released flares along flight path of a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter, MoD says. 'This was an unsafe manoeuvre which posed a risk to aircraft & personnel.' The chopper was flying fm HMAS Hobart to enforce sanctions against North Korea.

Modi is a tough and cunning player on the international stage, and is occassionally ruthless, as the Canada killing showed. Now my colleague ABC News Andrew Greene has this on India's nest of spies in Australia. Of course, all countries with money engage in espionage.

Solomon Islands pro-China leader Manasseh Sogavare has withdrawn from the race to be the country’s next prime minister, following this month’s national election (via Nick Sas)

The PRC continues to engage in dangerous tactics in Philippine waters, this time attacking a research vessel with water cannon from both side. Breaking Defense

Is it time for other South China Sea nations to place water cannon on their decks to reply to the PRC in kind? Most would be defending sovereign waters so have the right to self defense.

Took an updated look at the pair of Shiyan-12 satellites launched by China in Dec 2021. They continued to drift back and forth in the GEO belt, reversing direction each time they reach 18E or 180E. Presumed inspection mission like GSSAP, but focussed on the part of the belt that…

True? If so....

Office of Public Affairs | Chinese National Arrested in United States for Alleged Scheme to Illegally Export Semiconductor Manufacturing Machine | United States Department of Justice.

Again, the GOP and like-minded friends encourage violence in reaction to peaceful protest and speech. SIGH --US university grapples with fallout from police response to protest theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Why Blinken was so forceful reminding Xi and co. of the regional/gobal stakes

#China , #US reach five points of consensuses following Wang-Blinken meeting, including holding the first meeting of intergovernmental dialogue on #AI globaltimes.cn/page/202404/13…

‘Japan now has a very significant and capable and modernising fleet that, for example, overshadows any of the major European navies at the moment.’ – Nick Childs.

Nick Childs discusses Japan’s increasing naval capabilities.

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Shame, shame! From the country that outlawed slavery and gave us The Magna Carta. Perhaps they should put up a Statue of Liberty at the Kigali airport... nytimes.com/2024/04/22/wor…

Two Brits charged w spying for #PRC telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

My fellow Americans, & every1 else who helped defeat German, Italy & Japan in the last world war. Watch a good movie about the beginnings. How Hitler was duly elected. How the militarists took power in Japan. How it started when Japan invaded China in 1937. Then think of Putin