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The U.S., Japan and South Korea navies organize joint military exercises and the Korean military: Respond to North Korea's "provocations" Reference News November 28, 2023 17:05:07 from Beijing The U.S., Japan and South Korea navies organize joint military exercises and the Korean military: Respond to North Korea's "provocations" According to a report on the US "Stars and Stripes" website on November 27, the South Korean military said that US, South Korean and Japanese warships conducted training near the Korean Peninsula last weekend to better respond to North Korea's "provocations." According to reports, the exercise lasted one day. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense said in a press release on the 27th that the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, USS Street destroyer and USS Kidd destroyer had joined forces with the South Korean destroyer USS King Sejong and the Japanese destroyer Haze. The frigate "Yu" conducted training in the southeastern waters of Jeju Island. South Korea's Defense Ministry said the warships conducted air defense drills and maritime maneuvering exercises. The report pointed out that the "Military Field Implementation Agreement of the Panmunjom Declaration" reached by North Korea and South Korea in 2018 implemented a series of measures to avoid conflicts at the border, including prohibiting the deployment of armed guards at posts and establishing a no-fly zone. South Korea announced on November 22 this year that it would suspend part of the agreement and lifted the ban on aircraft flying near the border. In response, North Korea announced on the 23rd that it would immediately resume all military measures suspended under the agreement. https://lnkd.in/gjT-P7EC

Had the opportunity to offer some comments for Lianhe Zaobao on China's Z-10MEs, which was the first time a Chinese military aircraft made a static display appearance at a foreign air show. My rough comments, translated - Potential customers for the Z-10MEs could come from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, especially states that have already done previous deals with China for similar assets (Cambodia & Laos, both of which own the Z-9s). In any arms acquisition deal for such assets, the after-sales service and MRO frameworks are also critical factors that states have to include in their calculus.

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#China🇨🇳🪖 #XiJinping, in a confidential speech during the #PLA political work conference, reportedly stunned the military top brass with a cryptic remark that a lethal “#civilwar” for the survival of the Chinese Communist Party #CCP is already underway. Here is the unconfirmed (so far) translation of the Chinese original of the crucial part of Xi’s speech: “We gather here today in Yan'an to hold a military [work] conference to prepare for a civil war. The war has already started. If we don't respond by war, our party and our government will go bankrupt." The supposed Chinese original, added for reference only: 我们今天到延安开军事会议，是准备打内战”、“战争已经启动了，如果我们不用战争的方式应对，我们党和政府就要破产。” This reference is related to the changes made in the #Defense area and other downstream changes, which are being resisted within the Chinese Armed Forces.

I emphasize that conflicts in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and even the instability in North Korea, all affect Taiwan's national security. I urge that our national security agencies, especially the Ministry of Defense, will comprehensively observe these military conflicts, including tactics, strategies, and situational changes, to gather relevant information and feedback. This is crucial to prevent an escalation in the Taiwan Strait.

According to the Minister of Defence of 🇭🇺, the construction of a state-financed defense industrial complex with the largest international military companies started from scratch. In recent years, production bases have been established as part of greenfield investment: in Zalaegerszeg together with Rheinmetall, Lynx armored infantry fighting vehicles are manufactured, Airbus established a factory in Gyula for the production of helicopter parts, and an ammunition factory was established in Kiskunfélegyháza. Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky 🇭🇺emphasized: these production capacities are scaled to a level that exceeds the needs of the Hungarian Armed Forces, so it is important that they also reach the export markets. He added: Hungary must rebuild its ability to sell domestically produced military products on the international markets, because without this the defense industry development would practically be "one-legged". In his opinion, this will be a construction process of several years, but he emphasized that it is necessary to get to the point where the products of the companies grouped in the Hungarian Defense Export Agency, as well as the products of the partially state-owned military industry companies, reach foreign markets. 🇭🇺🔝

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Putin recently visited a military industrial complex in Tula and he claimed that it is obvious that Russian weaponary is much better than that of NATO. He claimed that Russia's military has updated its weaponary facilities to 95%. And he still feels victorious about his war. Obviously, the only way to teach authoritarian guys a lesson, is to show him better weapons and better technologies. They only know this. No others. By the way, China's media was too eager to convey Putin's victorious message to the Chinese audience. In addition, recently Chinese deputy foreign minister met the ambassedor of Ukraine, warning him that Ukraine's putting Chinese companies on the ban list as assistance of Putin's war will have severe consequences. Let's see what kind of consequences it will be.

The discourse on adding a military organizational structure (Territorial Command) requires a comprehensive discussion, both regarding the threats faced, relevance, military reform, budget, regulations and defense doctrine. Here are my views on this topic. Link: https://lnkd.in/gTbEMwpd

This is just one very good read - looking at the Imperial Japanese perspectives of the operation... and the defeat in detail that occurred and how that occurred. Outstanding Read! https://lnkd.in/emewCrCU