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China/Japan – China opposes Japanese moves on Yasukuni Shrine issue, lodges solemn representations as Japan marks 76th anniversary of surrender in WWII (Global Times)

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. Photo: VCG After Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday - the...
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Hong Kong – Hong Kong police continue to pursue legal responsibility as city’s biggest opposition alliance announces disbandment (Global Times)

Rioters damage facilities outside the headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force in Wan Chai after a protest organized by Civil Human Rights Front...
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Asia/Climate Change/Financial Markets – Asia won’t solve climate change without reform of financial markets (East Asia Forum)

Adam Triggs, Accenture and ANU More than US$16 trillion worldwide is currently sitting in government bonds yielding negative real returns. Meanwhile, the world needs at...
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Myanmar – Moving beyond the politics of recognition in Myanmar (East Asia Forum)

Alistair DB Cook and Mely Caballero-Anthony, RSIS Since the 1 February coup, Myanmar’s military government is attempting to gain international recognition and legitimacy while the...
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USA/Afghanistan – John Allen: Biden Must Reverse His Decision to Quit Afghanistan (Defense One)

Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe to apply for the SIV program on August 8, 2021, in Kabul,...
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Afghanistan/USA – The Taliban Captured Helicopters. Can They Capture an Air Force? (Defense One)

U.S officials formally deliver four Super Tucano attack aircraft to the Afghan Defense Ministry, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2016. HAROON SABAWOON / ANADOLU...
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Afghanistan/USA – Pentagon Sending Enough Airpower to Evacuate ‘Thousands’ from Afghanistan Per Day (Defense One)

Taliban fighters drive an Afghan National Army vehicle through a street in Kandahar on August 13, 2021. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Tara Copp U.S. Air Force cargo...
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Afghanistan/USA – How I Failed My Afghan Comrades (Defense One)

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Velez, left, and Capt. David Zak, center, both advisors with the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade's 3rd Squadron, speak with...
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USA – Missile Defense Agency dials up the speed in quest for hypersonic interceptor (Defense News)

Jen Judson While the Missile Defense Agency hit the pause button on its effort to bring a defensive hypersonic weapon online, it’s now ready to move forward...
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USA – Space Force establishes Space Systems Command (Defense News)

Nathan Strout The U.S. Space Force officially stood up the second of its three field commands Aug. 13, replacing the Space and Missile Systems Center it...
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China/Russia – See Russia and China launch joint military drills (Defense News)

Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press Russia’s defense minister on Friday hailed joint war games with China this week as a sign of increasingly close military...
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USA – A no-first-use policy won’t deter US’ use of nuclear weaponry to maintain its hegemony (Global Times)

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Song Zhongping A group of former US' officials, including former defense secretary William Perry, and experts on nuclear disarmament sent an open letter...
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China – PLA’s advanced fighters, transport aircraft to debut at Intl Army Games (Global Times)

Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2021 shows J-10B fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force.Photo:Xinhua Liu Xuanzun Some of China's most advanced...
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China/USA – China-US trade ties ‘could recover first’ with Washington’s sincerity following Chinese envoy’s virtual meeting with US-China business group head (Global Times)

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang (R) speaks to Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, August 13, 2021. Yang Sheng and Song...
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USA/South Korea/North Korea – US is bound to pay a price for joint drills with S.Korea: N. Korean ambassador to China (Global Times)

Ri Ryong-nam Photo:CFP Ri Ryong-nam, North Korean ambassador to China, told the Global Times in an exclusive interview recently that a series of US-South Korea...
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Cybersecurity – SynAck ransomware gang releases master decryption keys for old victims (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The SynAck ransomware gang released the master decryption keys for their operations and rebranded as a new group dubbed El_Cometa group. SynAck ransomware gang releases...
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