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SHIELD “Drone Wall” Hogs Limelight In Japan’s Historic Defense Budget; China Slams Tokyo’s “Sinister Intent”

Japan’s cabinet has approved a record defence budget of 9.04 trillion yen ($58 billion), a move criticized by Beijing as a sinister plot to...

China “Shadow Boxes” U.S. Defense Firms; Hits Boeing, Northrop & 18 Others With Sanctions After Record Taiwan Arms Deal

In yet another round of sanctions on U.S. defense firms, China has targeted 20 American companies and their executives in response to Washington's historic...

China To Surpass U.S. Navy In Submarine Strength, Match Aircraft Carriers By 2035, Pentagon Says

China already possesses the world’s largest maritime fighting force, with 234 warships compared to the U.S. Navy's 219. This count of China's fighting ships includes...

China Almost Ceded Arunachal To India In 1959; Why Is Beijing Now Calling It As Its “Core Interest”?

A new Pentagon report has raised apprehensions in New Delhi, claiming that China considers India's Northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh a "core interest," along...

China Loads 100+ ‘Ready-to-Fire’ ICBMs As Pentagon Warns Of Brute-Force Taiwan Seizure By 2027

China is expanding its nuclear arsenal at an unprecedented rate. According to the latest US assessment, China has likely deployed more than 100 nuclear-capable DF-31...