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Parla l'Ambasciatore di Taiwan in Italia ...

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Taiwan’s envoy to Italy, Lee Sing-ying  on Saturday (Oct. 16) gave an interview with the Italian political magazine Formiche (*) in which he emphasized that Taiwan is a bastion of freedom and democracy in Asia and will never willingly submit to Chinese control.
In an article titled "Taiwan's Power is Democracy," Lee explained that the term "reunification" is misleading because Taiwan has never been under the rule of the People's Republic of China and therefore it cannot "reunify" with a territory it has never owned.
What China actually wants to do is annex Taiwan ...

... taiwannews.com.tw ... https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4319236 ...

(*) ... formiche.net ... https://formiche.net/2021/10/democrazia-taiwan-lee-intervista/ ...

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La nuova arma ipersonica cinese ... un commento del generale Arpino ...

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Dopo un periodo di calma piatta seguito alle denunce dei primi trattati sull’uso militare dello Spazio, da qualche tempo gli sviluppi nel settore missilistico ricominciano a popolare le cronache. 
Non riescono certo a relegare in secondo piano la vivacità dei problemi che caratterizzano in questo periodo autunnale le relazioni internazionali, ma di quando in quando si affacciano con prepotenza in uno spazio di cronaca che ravviva l’attenzione sugli oggetti che, sempre più numerosi, popolano non solo lo spazio lontano, ma anche le basse orbite.
Poi verrà la primavera, e con le pulizie di casa (anche sotto il tappeto) vedremo cosa resterà di questi improvvisi clamori. 
È il caso del test del missile ipersonico cinese, la cui avventura, lanciata dal Financial Times e ripresa con commenti dal Corriere della Sera, ha fatto grande scalpore  negli ambienti specializzati, “stupendo” gli addetti ai lavori statunitensi. 
Il focus militare, quindi, ritorna sulla minaccia missilistica e sulle possibilità di difesa da parte dell’Occidente.

... formiche.net ... https://formiche.net/2021/10/si-la-cina-ipersonica-e-un-problema-parola-di-generale/ ...

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Il Dipartimento della Difesa degli Stati Uniti tace sull'arma ipersonica con capacità nucleare della Cina ... 

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Across the defense establishment, government officials have declined to comment on a recent report that China fielded a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon in August, but on Oct. 19, defense policy nominee Alexandra Baker told senators there was a “sense of urgency” for the Defense Department to develop similar capabilities.
Baker addressed senators during her nomination hearing to be deputy undersecretary of defense for policy when she said the U.S. needed not only hypersonic weapons but space-based weapons to counter China.
“We … will need to have a sense of urgency about developing not only the capabilities but the concepts of operation that will allow us to counter some of the developments that we’re seeing the PRC put forward,” she said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.
“They have pursued a strategy of seeking to blunt U.S. advantages over a number of years, so not only in terms of hypersonics but also in space, counterspace, cyber,” she added. 
“All of these are areas that if confirmed, I would seek to prioritize.”

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/dod-mum-on-china-nuclear-hypersonic-weapon-us-step-up/ ...

  

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Ulteriori informazioni sull'attraversamento dello Stretto di Tsugaru da parte di navi da guerra cinesi e russe ...

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/10/19/10-chinese-russian-warships-sail-through-japanese-islands ...

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Il lancio del missile ipersonico ... la Cina smentisce ... però ...

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Pechino smentisce il test di un nuovo vettore ipersonico e parla di “veicolo spaziale riutilizzabile” destinato a scopi “pacifici”. 
Ma allora perché non c’è stata comunicazione come per le altre prove di tecnologia simile? 
La risposta tocca tre questioni a crescente rilevanza nel confronto tra potenze: la corsa all’ipersonica, l’attenzione alla riutilizzabilità nello Spazio e la (im)possibilità di attribuire natura “pacifica” agli assetti spaziali.

... formiche.net ... https://formiche.net/2021/10/cina-spazio-test-ipersonico/ ...

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Quando si parla di Cina alias Repubblica Popolare (di nome, non certo di fatto) e di Hong Kong, nei libri di storia divulgativi è riportato che la colonia britannica alla foce del Fiume giallo fu "restituita" alla Cina in quanto previsto dal trattato fra Impero Britannico e Impero cinese nel 1998. Questo non è del tutto vero; è ben vero che i due stati stipularono un trattato "di cessione temporanea" di territori cinesi alla Gran Bretagna, ma questo NON riguardava l' isola di Hong Kong propriamente detta, ma soltanto la porzione sulla terraferma, colloquialmente nota come New Territories. L' Isola di Hong Kong non era compresa nel trattato e dunque non esisteva alcun obbligo giuridico nei confronti della Repubblica Popolare, implicitamente riconosciuta come "Stato successore" del Celeste Impero.  Poco noto è il fatto che nel 1984 l' esecutivo guidato da Margareth Tatcher accettò liberamente di rinunciare alla sovranità, a partire dal 1 luglio 1997, su TUTTO il territorio, isole comprese, Questo fatto non fu reso ampiamente noto all' epoca ed è relativamente poco noto adesso; gli storici e i politici conservatori se possono non ne parlano e si da per accertato che tale decisione fu presa perché "era chiaro" che la sola isola di Hong Kong, per quanto grande, non avrebbe potuto restare abitabile una volta separata e verosimilmente isolata dalla terraferma (in quanto si dava per scontato che le autorità cinesi avrebbero rigidamente separato i New Territories dalle isole tramite una barriera ostativa sull 'esempio della Cortina di Ferro). A dire il vero, questa "certezza" è tutto tranne che certa, l' isola, già negli anni '80 fortemente urbanizzata e molto popolata, avrebbe potuto essere rifornita di acqua potabile tramite un dissalatore e i viveri importanti via mare dall' estero, ma soprattutto si sarebbe dato un segnale forte, che l' Occidente rispetta il Diritto, ma non è arrendevole. Invece, aver ottenuto a gratis tutta Hong Kong ha ringalluzzito i vertici cinesi che da allora, con indubbia continuità, si sono sempre più posti in maniera aggressiva nei confronti del resto del Mondo.

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"Very concerning" ...

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China recently conducted a “very concerning” test of a hypersonic weapon system as part of its aggressive advance in space and military technologies, the top U.S. military officer says.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the first Pentagon official to confirm on the record the nature of a test this year by the Chinese military that the Financial Times had reported was a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon that was launched into space and orbited the Earth before re-entering the atmosphere and gliding toward its target in China.
Milley said he could not discuss details because aspects involved classified intelligence. 
He said the United States also is working on hypersonic weapons, whose key features include flight trajectory, speed and maneuverability that make them capable of evading early warning systems that are part of U.S. missile defenses. 

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/10/27/gen-milley-calls-chinese-weapon-test-very-concerning/ ...

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Misteriosa collisione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale ... 

La US Navy non è sicura di cosa il sottomarino USS Connecticut abbia colpito nel Mar Cinese Meridionale, mentre la Cina accusa gli Stati Uniti di insabbiamento ...

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The U.S. Navy still isn’t positive what one of its most powerful attack submarines hit in the South China Sea, as repair assessments continue in Guam, four sources familiar with the results of the preliminary investigations told USNI News this week.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the undersea object that damaged the forward section of USS Connecticut (SSN-22) had not been definitively determined as part of several investigations into the Oct. 2 incident, the sources said.
Early indications were Connecticut hit a seamount in the South China Sea, two defense officials familiar with the Navy’s examination of the submarines told USNI News, but that has not been confirmed by investigators. 
Politico first reported earlier this month that the boat may have hit an undersea feature.

...news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/10/27/navy-not-sure-what-uss-connecticut-struck-in-the-south-china-sea-beijing-accuses-u-s-of-cover-up ...

Al tempo stesso le riparazioni non pianificate al battello potrebbero causare "perturbazioni" nei cantieri navali pubblici ...

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Unplanned repairs to the damaged attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) could disrupt the backlog of planned ship maintenance in the public naval yards, Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told Congress on Thursday.
The Navy’s four public shipyards are struggling to keep up with the demand for ship and submarine repairs and adding the emergent repairs of the attack boat that struck an unknown object in the South China Sea could complicate ongoing maintenance.
“If we ended up doing [ the Connecticut work] in one of the public shipyards that would certainly cause perturbations in all the other work in the shipyards,” Stefany said before the House Armed Services Committee readiness subcommittee.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/10/28/stefany-repairs-to-uss-connecticut-could-cause-perturbations-in-public-shipyards ...

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Misteriosa collisione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale ...
Le cause, a quanto sembra, sono state chiarite ... il battello avrebbe urtato una montagna sottomarina sconosciuta ... 

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Investigators have determined USS Connecticut (SSN-22) hit an uncharted seamount that grounded the nuclear attack submarine on the underwater feature in the South China Sea Navy, USNI News has learned.
The results of the command investigation into the Oct. 2 incident, completed last week, have now been passed up to U.S. 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas for review and to determine if there will be any additional accountability actions over the incident, a legislative source and two defense officials that are familiar with the findings told USNI News on Monday.
A U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman referred USNI News to the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet on Monday afternoon. 
A message left with a U.S. 7th Fleet spokesperson was not immediately returned.
The damage to the forward section of the submarine damaged its ballast tanks and prompted Connecticut to make a week-long voyage on the surface from the South China Sea to Guam, USNI News understands. 
The Navy has said repeatedly that the submarine’s nuclear reactor and propulsion system are undamaged.
The boat is in currently in Guam undergoing initial repairs overseen by Naval Sea Systems Command, personnel from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39).

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/investigation-concludes-uss-connecticut-grounded-on-uncharted-sea-mount-in-south-china-sea ...

 

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La corsa agli armamenti nucleari della Cina procede più speditamente rispetto al previsto ...

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China is building new nuclear weapons much faster than previously predicted, already has a “nascent nuclear triad,” and will field more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to the Pentagon’s 2021 report on China’s military power, released Nov. 3.  
According to a Pentagon briefing paper highlighting changes from the 2020 edition of the report, “the accelerating pace of the [People’s Republic of China’s] nuclear expansion may enable [it] to have up to 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027, … [and] at least 1,000 warheads by 2030, exceeding the pace and size” that the Defense Department previously projected. 
China is also shifting to a “launch on warning” posture for its nuclear weapons.
In its last report, the Pentagon said China had 200 nuclear warheads and was expected to double that number by the end of the decade, indicating nearly a trebling of its deployment pace in the coming years. 
Moreover, the new document only captures developments up to December 2020, and its 2021 release was about two months late, the Pentagon said. 
The pace may have accelerated even further since.

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/chinas-nuclear-development-outstrips-predictions-1000-warheads-by-2030/ ...

Inoltre ... nel settore navale vi è la constatazione che la Marina Cinese è diventata la più grande del mondo ...

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China has the biggest maritime force on the globe with an inventory of about 355 vessels, according to a Defense Department report released Wednesday.
With 355 ships in its fleet, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is slated to expand its inventory to 420 ships within the next four years, the Pentagon’s annual China military report estimates. By 2030, the PLAN is expected to have 460 ships.
The 355 estimation accounts for “major surface combatants, submarines, aircraft carriers, ocean-going amphibious ships, mine warfare ships, and fleet auxiliaries,” according to the report, which covers events in 2020.
“This figure does not include 85 patrol combatants and craft that carry anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs). … Much of this growth will be in major surface combatants,” the report reads.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/03/china-has-worlds-largest-navy-with-355-ships-and-counting-says-pentagon ...

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Misteriosa collisione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale ... 
Silurata la catena di comando del sottomarino ...

... navy.mil/Press-Office ... https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2833857/uss-connecticut-ssn-22-command-leadership-relief/ ...

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Erosione ...

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The Chinese air force is developing new stealth aircraft and expanding the weapons-carrying capacity of its J-20 stealth fighter, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Chinese military power, issued Nov. 3. 
The Pentagon said U.S. advantages in the air domain are “eroding” as China’s air and naval air forces shift from a defensive mode to power projection and long-range attack.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy (the PLAAF and PLAN) together operate the largest air forces in the Indo-Pacific region and “the third-largest in the world,” with 2,800 aircraft - not including trainers or unmanned aerial systems - of which 2,250 are combat-coded bombers, fighters, and multi-role airplanes, according to “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2021.”
Quoting China’s own internal defense white paper from 2019, the Pentagon said the air forces are transitioning from strictly air defense to “offensive and defensive operations,” toward building a “strategic” air force capable of projecting power at long range.
“The PLAAF is rapidly catching up to Western air forces,” the report said. 
“This trend is gradually eroding longstanding and significant U.S. military technical advantages” relative to the PRC “in the air domain.”

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/report-new-stealth-aircraft-and-capabilities-in-chinas-air-arms-eroding-u-s-advantages/ ...

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Nel deserto di Taklamakan ... 

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The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos provided to USNI News by satellite imagery company Maxar.
The full-scale outline of a U.S. carrier and at least two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are part of the target range that has been built in the Ruoqiang region in central China. 
The site is near a former target range China used to test early versions of its so-called carrier killer DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, according to press reports in 2013.
This new range shows that China continues to focus on anti-carrier capabilities, with an emphasis on U.S. Navy warships. 
Unlike the Iranian Navy’s aircraft carrier-shaped target in the Persian Gulf, the new facility shows signs of a sophisticated instrumented target range.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/07/china-builds-missile-targets-shaped-like-u-s-aircraft-carrier-destroyers-in-remote-desert ...

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La costruzione dei silos missilistici in Cina ... uno sguardo più da vicino ...

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After the discovery during the summer of what appears to be at least three vast missile silo fields under construction near Yumen, Hami, and Ordos in north-central China, new commercial satellite images show significant progress at the three sites as well as at the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF)’s training site near Jilantai.
The images provide a vivid and rare public look into what is otherwise a top-secret and highly sensitive construction program. 
The Chinese government has still not officially confirmed or denied that the facilities under construction are silos intended for missiles and there are many uncertainties and unknowns about the nature and role of the facilities. 
In this article we use words like suspected, apparent, and probable to remind the reader of that fact.
Yet our analysis of hundreds of satellite images over the past three years of the suspected missile silo fields and the different facilities that are under construction at each of them have increased our confidence that they are indeed related to the PLARF’s modernization program. 
In recent analysis of new satellite images obtained from Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies, we have observed almost weekly progress in construction of suspected silos as well as discovered unique facilities that appear intended to support missile operations once the silo fields become operational.

... fas.org ... https://fas.org/blogs/security/2021/11/a-closer-look-at-chinas-missile-silo-construction/ ...

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La Cina si oppone fermamente ... 

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"On November 9, the U.S. congressmen flew to Taiwan on military aircraft to pay visit, China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) in a written statement on Tuesday.
"Taiwan is a sacred and indivisible part of Chinese territory, this action of the U.S. side grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, seriously jeopardized China's territorial sovereignty and severely threatened peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," Tai said.
“We hereby warn the U.S. side to immediately stop its provocative actions, immediately cease all destructive actions that lead to the escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and stop sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces,” Tan stated.

... eng.mod.gov.cn ... http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2021-11/09/content_4898610.htm ...

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Nuove scoperte nei deserti della Cina ... 

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A second suspected missile target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been spotted in a rural Chinese desert, according to satellite photos obtained by USNI News.
The site consists of a single aircraft carrier target, miles from the nearest town in the Xinjiang region, according to photos provided to USNI News by satellite imagery company Maxar. 
The carrier target is about 300 miles away from a larger suspected missile range in the Taklamakan Desert, first reported by USNI News on Sunday. 
The two sites share similar characteristics and are aligned on a map with the carriers facing the same direction – as if in a convoy. 
Like the first, this new target shares the same dimensions as a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
Work on the new target started on or before June 25, based on a historical review of satellite imagery. 
The main task of building it was carried out in October and the target now appears newly finished.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/09/second-u-s-aircraft-carrier-missile-target-spotted-in-chinese-desert ...

Intanto, il Pentagono punta il dito contro il rafforzamento aeronavale anti-statunitense dei Cinesi nel settore Indo-Pacifico ...

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/08/china-clearly-developing-aviation-and-maritime-capabilities-to-counter-u-s-in-indo-pacific-says-pentagon ...

 

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"JASDF e USAF dovrebbero addestrarsi di più insieme" ha affermato il generale Kevin B. Schneider ...

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The U.S. and Japanese air forces should look to strengthen their coordination and training, potentially even staging a high-level exercise in Japan, to counter the threats facing both countries in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Air Force Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider said Nov. 5.
Speaking during a virtual forum hosted by the Stimson Center, Schneider emphasized the importance of interoperability and complementing capabilities between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, also called Kōkū Jieitai.
Before he returned to the Pentagon this September, Schneider served as commander of U.S. Forces Japan and the Fifth Air Force, acting as the senior U.S. military representative to the island nation. 
In those roles, he said, one of his primary goals was “training and readiness now.”
“We’ve got to do more with what we have today. And while it’s great that we’re buying advanced systems, and looking forward into the future, we have to be ready today,” Schneider said.
Facing the triple threat of China, Russia, and North Korea all within striking distance, the JASDF and the U.S. Air Force should be training together more, Schneider said, suggesting Japan host a major exercise.

 ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/us-and-japanese-air-forces-should-increase-training-coordination-usaf-general-says/ ...

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Dopo la portaerei ... ora tocca agli F-35 ... 

... eurasiantimes.com ... https://eurasiantimes.com/f-35-stealth-fighters-detected-at-china-military-base-high-value-american-military-assets-on-pla-radar/ ...

 

 

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Misteriosa collisione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale ...
Ordinata alle Forze Sottomarine Navali la sospensione delle attività di navigazione ...

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/17/comsubfor-sub-force-will-hold-a-navigational-stand-down-following-initial-results-of-uss-connecticut-collision-investigation ...

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 Battelli Filippini sottoposti a vessazione da parte della Guardia Costiera Cinese ...

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Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels launched water cannons onto two Filipino boats during a resupply mission, a move that prompted the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said on Thursday.
The incident, which occurred on Tuesday Manila time, forced the two civilian ships to abort their resupply mission for the Philippine military and marked Beijing’s escalation of its harassment of vessels in maritime waters where it disputes Philippine ownership, officials in Manilla said. 
The Philippine military had chartered the two boats to bring supplies to its troops in the Second Thomas Shoal.
The attack on Filipino boats Unaiza Mae 1 and Unaiza Mae 3 occurred inside the Second Thomas Shoal, which is within the Philippines’ Kalayaan Island Group, and lasted for at least an hour. 
The attack broke the outrigger of one of the boats, prompting both to head back to the nearest island of Palawan.
While the Armed Forces of the Philippines has not commented on the incident, it happened during its biggest land, sea and air exercise, AJEX-Dagit. 
It also coincided with the conclusion of bilateral talks between the United States and the Philippines in Washington D.C., where both declared that the Mutual Defense Treaty between the two countries covers attacks in the South China Sea.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/11/18/china-coast-guard-attacks-resupply-mission-for-filipino-troops-on-brp-sierra-madre ...

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Subdola operazione cinese negli Emirati Arabi Uniti sventata in tempo?

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La Cina stava costruendo segretamente una base militare segreta lungo le coste degli Emirati Arabi Uniti, uno dei più stretti alleati degli Stati Uniti in Medio Oriente. 
E’ quanto avrebbe scoperto la Cia la scorsa primavera secondo il Wall Street Journal. 
L’intelligence di Washington ha subito lanciato l’allarme per quella struttura che in teoria avrebbe dovuto avere un uso civile e sarebbe dovuta sorgere in un porto emiratino.
Allarmata, l’amministrazione del presidente Joe Biden ha quindi avvertito il governo del Paese arabo alleato, facendo presente che una presenza militare cinese nel suo paese avrebbe minacciato i legami tra le due nazioni. 
Dopo una serie di incontri e visite di funzionari statunitensi ad Abu Dhabi, la costruzione di questa struttura è stata poi interrotta.

... formiche.net ... https://formiche.net/2021/11/base-cinese-militare-emirati/ ...

Anche qui ... theguardian.com ... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/chinese-military-base-uae-construction-abandoned-us-intelligence-report ...

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la Cina ha mire espansionistiche, invaderanno Taiwan quando avranno i mezzi per una vittoria blitzkrieg

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Ennesima intrusione cinese nell'ADIZ di Taiwan ...

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The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday (Nov. 28) reported the intrusion of 27 Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), including the first appearance of a new aerial refueling tanker.
At 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, the MND reported that eight Shenyang J-16 fighters, six Chengdu J-10 fighters, four Shenyang J-11 fighters, five Xi'an H-6 bombers, one Shaanxi Y-9 electronic warfare aircraft, two KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft (KJ-500 AEW&C), and one Xi'an Y-20U aerial tanker had infringed on Taiwan's ADIZ. 
The latter is significant because this is the first time that the MND had reported the presence of the tanker on a refueling mission in Taiwan's ADIZ.

... taiwannews.com.tw ... https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4359070 ...

Anche qui ... apnews.com ... https://apnews.com/article/china-beijing-xi-jinping-taiwan-338602c1b51956a8901f722eab544b78 ...

  

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Strategia e politica: l'ascesa non più pacifica della Cina ... 

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There were two key takeaways from this year’s Pentagon report on China’s military power: China is clearly setting the stage for a fait accompli coercive takeover of Taiwan, and it is surging to produce a nuclear triad on a rough par with that of the U.S. and Russia early in the 2030s.
China is “preparing every contingency to unify by force” with Taiwan, which it considers a breakaway province, according to a senior Pentagon official who briefed the press on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,” (*) released in November.
The annual report, required by Congress, covers only the events of 2020, and it was two months late, so it did not capture recent large-scale air exercises in which China penetrated Taiwan’s air defense zone, nor did it discuss China’s recent tests of hypersonic and orbital bombardment systems.
China is developing a networked system similar to the American joint all-domain command and control system, and expects it to be operational circa 2027. 
This will support “more credible military operations”in a potential Taiwan action, the official said. 
China is preparing  for such a conflict by practicing for a “blockade campaign” and large-scale amphibious landings, while continuing to deploy tactical ballistic missiles near Taiwan. 
It’s also extending the range of its air defenses and placing front-line combat aircraft in the vicinity.
The goal of all these preparations is to discourage the U.S. from intervening if China decides to move against Taiwan, achieving reunification as a fait accompli, the official said. 
Beijing’s military preparations are about “wanting to be able to deter, to delay, or otherwise to counter third-party intervention,” the official explained. 
The unclassified annual report is based on open-source material such as Chinese military writings and declarations, presentations at international arms shows, and sanitized U.S. intelligence reports about the size and posture of Chinese military forces.

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/article/strategy-policy-chinas-no-longer-peaceful-rise/ ...

(*) ... media.defense.gov ... https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/03/2002885874/-1/-1/0/2021-CMPR-FINAL.PDF ...

 

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Misteriosa collisione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale ...
Acciaccato ... ma di ritorno alla base ...

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Attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) pulled into San Diego, Calif., Sunday morning after transiting the Pacific Ocean on the surface due to damage from a collision in the South China Sea.
Ship spotter WarshipCam first posted a photo of the Seawolf-class attack submarine pulling into the San Diego harbor early Sunday.

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2021/12/12/uss-connecticut-pulls-into-san-diego-after-surface-transit-from-guam ...