A glance at a global map tracking the spread of the coronavirus just one week ago would have shown a large blank space south of Russia, north of Iran, and west of China as an area completely free of the virus.
Read More »Chinese major homemade aircraft conducts test flights despite epidemic
Major Chinese home-grown aircraft, including the C919 large passenger jet, AG600 large amphibious aircraft and Y-20 large transport aircraft, have managed to conduct test flights and operations despite the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Read More »Erdogan Confirms First Turkish Soldier Deaths in Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Tuesday the deaths of two Turkish soldiers in Libya, where Ankara has military forces in support of the internationally-backed government in Tripoli. Word of the losses comes as the Turkish opposition steps up pressure against Erdogan’s Libya policy.
Read More »DOD Adopts 5 Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics
The Defense Department has formally adopted five principles for the ethical development of artificial intelligence capabilities.
Read More »Kabul Chaos: Afghan Election Dispute Could Spill Over Into Peace Process
Afghanistan has averted a full-blown political crisis after the two main contenders in a bitterly disputed presidential election — each claiming victory — agreed to back down from their escalating feud.
Read More »Fighting could disrupt U.S.-Taliban truce in Afghan hinterlands
The road to Zabol province is specked with craters. Army outposts line a raw landscape of mountains and open steppe. Winds snap hard; signs warn of minefields. The Taliban has blown up most of the bridges.
Read More »U.S. would take military action if China attacks Taiwan: Bernie Sanders
United States Senator Bernie Sanders, who is vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, said Sunday that if elected, he would be prepared to take military action if China attacked Taiwan.
Read More »Russia To Deploy New Air-Defense Equipment To Base In Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan says Russia plans to install new air- and missile-defense equipment and drones at its air base near the former Soviet republic’s northern city of Kant.
Read More »Chinese military never engages in cyber espionage: Defense Spokesperson
“The Chinese military has never engaged in any form of cyber theft. The US accusation is groundless and totally hegemonic,” said Senior Colonel Wuqian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, in a written statement published on Thursday.
Read More »Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Subsidiaries Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets
Charges also Reveal Huawei’s Business in North Korea and Assistance to the Government of Iran in Performing Domestic Surveillance
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