Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/06/before-spacex-ipo-investors-in-china-secretly-acquired-stakes/ #ToxicElonMusk #SpaceX #China #Nasdaq #IPO #ChineseMilitary #uspoli

Taiwan detected 26 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval ships near the island after a sharp decline in flights over the past two weeks. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/taiwan-detects-26-chinese-military-aircraft-near-island-after-weeks-of-reduced-activity-r2k13v41?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Taiwan #ChinaTaiwan #TaiwanStrait #ChineseMilitary

CIA recruits Chinese military with Mandarin video alleging corruption. Beijing vows 'necessary measures' against espionage. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/cia-recruitment-video-china-espionage-eo9dksp8?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CIA #ChineseMilitary #SpyRecruitment #USChinaRelations

IRAN: 16 Chinese military cargo planes land in Tehran, sparking unrest
https://hindi.vaartha.com/international/16-chinese-military-cargo-planes-land-in-tehran-sparking-unrest/81866/
#IranNews #ChineseMilitary #CargoPlanesTehran #16ChinaPlanes #IranChina #TehranUnrest #MilitaryCargo #GeopoliticalTension #IranConflict #ChinaIranAlliance

Taiwan’s defence ministry reports fresh Chinese aircraft and naval movements near its air defence zone https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/taiwan-detects-chinese-aircraft-naval-vessels-adiz-n4bf6uqs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Taiwan #China #ChineseMilitary #ChinaTaiwan #LatestNews

Monday, July 7, 2025

China may ask Russia to attack NATO if Taiwan is invaded — Drones reportedly attack Russia’s Black Sea fleet — Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia — German lawmakers call on Merz to increase aid to Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/monday-july-7-2025/

Bill Bishop reports — (Chinese) Eastern Theater Command Organizes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Forces to Conduct Joint Military Exercises Around Taiwan Island 东部战区组织陆海空火等兵力位台岛周边开展联合演训 http://www.news.cn/20250401/01ebd5f546944c89ad0104c4a0fb0d97/c.html Eastern Theater Command spokesperson, Senior Colonel Shi Yi of the Army, stated that beginning April 1, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is organizing forces from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force to conduct multi-directional approaches toward Taiwan Island in the surrounding areas. The exercises will focus on training in maritime and air combat readiness patrols, seizing comprehensive control, strikes against maritime and land targets, and blockading key areas and passages, to test the joint combat capabilities of the theater forces. This should be seen as a warning to Taiwan and the US & allies. #China #Taiwan #Asia #ChineseNavalThreat #ChineseMilitary #TaiwanStrait #SouthChinaSea #NavalBlockaid #NavalWarfare