#UK CLAIMS #CHINA SENDING WEAPONS TO #RUSSIA: In a break with the U.S., the British defense secretary has said that China has sent "lethal aid" to Russia, calling on #NATO to "wake up."
#CHINA VOWS 'BLOOD,' LAUNCHES MILITARY EXERCISES AROUND #TAIWAN: In an unusual escalation in rhetoric, a foreign policy spokesperson said "Taiwan independence forces will be left with their heads broken and blood flowing after colliding against the great... trend of China achieving complete unification."
Chinesisches Militärmanöver: Säbelrasseln rund um Taiwan
Ein abermaliges Militärmanöver und martialische Äußerungen aus Peking lassen die Sorge vor einer Eskalation des Konflikts zwischen China und Taiwan wachsen. Taipeh versetzte seine Truppen in Alarmbereitschaft.
Konflikt mit China: Was können die G7 im Handelsstreit erreichen?
In Italien treffen sich die Finanzminister und Notenbanker der G7. Im Mittelpunkt steht der Handelskonflikt mit China. Wie sehen Finanzprofis die Lage und was erwarten sie von den G7? Von Heidi Radvilas.
Wenige Tage nach dem Amtsantritt des neuen Präsidenten Taiwans beginnt China mit militärischen Großübungen vor der Küste des Inselstaates. China sieht die Manöver auch als "Strafe für separatistische Handlungen". Von B. Eyssel.
#Taiwan's military mobilised forces & said it was confident it could protect the island, after #China started 2 days of #punishment drills around Taiwan in what it said was a response to "separatist acts".
The exercises in #TaiwanStrait & around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands…,come 3 days after #Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan's new #president, a man Beijing detests as a #separatist.
China, which views democratically governed #Taiwan as its own territory, has denounced Lai's inauguration speech on Mon, in which he called on #China to stop its threats & on Tues Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called #Lai "disgraceful".
Lai has repeatedly offered talks w/ China but been rebuffed. He says only Taiwan's people can decide their future, & rejects Beijing's #sovereignty claims.
The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (#PLA) said it had started joint military drills, involving the army, navy, air force & rocket force, in areas around #Taiwan at 7:45AM.
The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south & east of Taiwan, as well as areas around the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu & Dongyin, the command said in a statement.
China shows off its robot ‘dogs of war’ in Cambodia
"Handlers kept the dogs of war on the leash, demonstrating only their walking capabilities to watching journalists and top brass — not their shooting skills." https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2024/05/17/2003818006
By deepening economic relations with both #China and #Russia, #Orbán hopes to give #Hungary an oversized say in global decision-making. And his “friendship” with #Putin is feeding the ever-growing clientelism within his government and funding his cronies.
For example, while other European countries have been downgrading the size of their staff at Russian embassies and consulates, staff numbers at the Russian Embassy in Budapest are on the rise.