Christopher Woody, provided by Published 11:26 am PDT, Saturday, October 6, 2018 US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Christine Phelps Japanese troops are in the Philippines for an exercise with Filipino and US troops. They brought armored vehicles with them, marking the first time Japanese armor has landed on foreign soil since World War II. The US stressed that the exercise is not directed at anyone, but it comes amid heightened tensions with China. A small contingent of Japanese troops and armored vehicles engaged in military exercises with the US and the Philippines in the Philippines on Saturday, assisting in a humanitarian role during an amphibious exericse simulating recapturing territory from a terrorist group. A total of about 150 troops took part in the landing on Saturday. Fifty Japanese troops, unarmed and in camouflage, followed four of their armored vehicles ashore, moving over beach and brushland while picking up Filipino and US troops playing wounded. Japanese … [Read more...] about Amid rising tensions with China, Japan just sent armored vehicles to foreign soil for the first time since World War II
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Japan and the UK are teaming up for the first time to gain an edge on China
Military & Defense Team, provided by Published 10:30 am PDT, Saturday, October 6, 2018 Japan and the UK are teaming up for the first time to gain an edge on China Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Why Japan is landing hopping robots on an asteroid See Also: Japan and the UK are teaming up for the first time to gain an edge on China China has a history of playing chicken with the US military — sometimes these dangerous games end in disaster Days after multiple US bomber flights, Chinese warplanes did 'live fire shooting drills' in the South China Sea as tensions in the region boil SEE ALSO: The biggest warship in British history just met the F-35 for the first time … [Read more...] about Japan and the UK are teaming up for the first time to gain an edge on China
China Tariffs Will Rise, Even Double Without ‘Reciprocal Deal,’ Pence Warns
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday reinforced warnings to China from President Donald Trump that the U.S. “will levy even more tariffs,” even double current tariffs, if China fails to forge a “fair and reciprocal” deal with the U.S. Revisiting the tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods the Trump administration has levied on Chinese goods, Pence said, “as the president has also made clear, we will levy even more tariffs, with the possibility of substantially more than doubling that number, unless a fair and reciprocal deal is made.” The remarks were met with applause from the Hudson Institute event audience.He added that the highest tariffs are targeting “the advanced industries that Beijing is trying to capture and control.” Pence cited specific effects of the “exercises in American strength” on China. “China’s largest stock exchange fell by 25 percent in the first nine months of this year, in large part … [Read more...] about China Tariffs Will Rise, Even Double Without ‘Reciprocal Deal,’ Pence Warns
Interpol asks China for information on its missing president
Updated 7:23 am CDT, Saturday, October 6, 2018 FILE - In this July 4, 2017 file photo, Interpol President, Meng Hongwei, walks toward the stage to deliver his opening address at the Interpol World congress in Singapore. A French judicial official says Friday Oct.5, 2018 the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China. less FILE - In this July 4, 2017 file photo, Interpol President, Meng Hongwei, walks toward the stage to deliver his opening address at the Interpol World congress in Singapore. A French judicial official says ... more Photo: Wong Maye-E, AP FILE - This Oct.16, 2007 file photo shows the entrance hall of Interpol's headquarters in Lyon, central France. A French judicial official says Friday Oct.5, 2018 the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for an ongoing investigation, said … [Read more...] about Interpol asks China for information on its missing president
Don’t Buy the Trump Administration’s China Misdirection
Near the end of September, before the United Nations, President Donald Trump leveled an extraordinary charge: China was attempting to “meddle” and “interfere” in the upcoming US election. A senior intelligence official repeated the claim on a subsequent call with reporters. And on Thursday, in a speech at the Hudson Institute think tank, Vice President Mike Pence made the implication explicit: “What the Russians are doing pales in comparison to what China is doing across this country, and the American people deserve to know it.” It’s a standout “big, if true” moment in an administration full of them. Russia, after all, launched a coordinated, well-funded, years-long covert assault on US democracy. It spread disinformation and sowed division, posing as US citizens online, violating laws and geopolitical norms. Russian intelligence agents hacked into the email accounts of multiple high-profile Democratic individuals and institutions, … [Read more...] about Don’t Buy the Trump Administration’s China Misdirection