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"The South China Sea is fast becoming a Chinese lake, given the density of PLAAF and PLAN military bases created within its waters."
In the case of “Mao’s heir” Xi, although almost all such activity remains hidden from the outside world, criticism of the functioning of the Office of the General Secretary (OGS) has been growing inside the higher ranks of the CCP.
More than the party secretariat or the civilian side of the central government, it is the military that has the most influence in the thinking of the present 🇨🇳 CCP General Secretary.
Starting this Tuesday, I'll embark on a multi-stop, international trip to help advance a number of key U.S. defense priorities and partnerships around the world. (1/6)
I'll first visit Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado 🇺🇸 to meet with senior leaders and U.S. troops from @USNorthernCmd and @NORADCommand. We'll discuss our ongoing mission to defend the U.S. homeland and space domain. (2/6)
Then, I'll fly to Singapore 🇸🇬 to attend @IISS_org's Shangri-La Dialogue. This will be a very important opportunity to consult with Indo-Pacific leaders, and to reinforce the U.S. commitment to a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific. (3/6)
The US wanted to assist Tibetan resistance movements through supplies of weapons, but could not do so because Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru refused to permit such items from being transported through India.
It was believed by Nehru that the blank cheque he handed over to Chairman Mao on Tibet in 1950 would be repaid by the latter’s formal acceptance of the McMahon Line as the frontier between India and China.
Amazingly, the entry of the PLA into Aksai Chin was not even mentioned by the Indian side but neither was the implicit offer of Premier Zhou accepted that Aksai Chin would remain with the PRC but the line in the rest of the frontier would become the agreed boundary.
(1 of 4) NSA Robert C. O’Brien conducted calls with multiple European leaders while airborne from Japan to Vietnam to continue building strong partnerships for the United States around the world.
(2 of 4) He spoke with Romanian Foreign Minister @BogdanAurescu to discuss possible investment deals with @EximBankUS and @DFCgov . Romanian – US relations have never been better than under President @realDonaldTrump.
(3 of 4) NSA O’Brien also spoke with German NSA Jan Hecker about US plans in Afghanistan & assured him the US will coordinate with partners as it draws down to 2500 troops by Jan. 15 2021. US force structure will be tailored to best support our @NATO and other allies who remain.
Congratulations to our @tni_ad partners who just earned their Jungle Tabs!
We have trained shoulder-to-shoulder and learned from each other all while strengthening the bond that forms between #LightFighters.
#FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies #Partnership
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We have trained shoulder-to-shoulder and learned from each other all while strengthening the bond that forms between #LightFighters.
#FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies #Partnership
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Russian as well as western tradition defines war in kinetic terms: guns, bombs, troops. The Chinese do not.
They (Chinese) believe in achieving their objectives through chipping away and reducing the physical, psychological, economic and technological advantages of the adversary. Such “victory through stealth” suppresses the ability of the rival power to respond effectively... .
This is what had been taking place with India since the PRC pace of establishing superiority accelerated in the 1990s. Territory has been lost, meta data got vacuumed up in copious quantities to feed the Artificial Intelligence capabilities of the PRC […] .
Great meeting with @SecPompeo, Australian MinDef @lindareynoldswa and Foreign Minister @MarisePayne to reaffirm the enduring bonds, deep friendship and close alliance between the U.S. and Australia. 
We are working together to ensure a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific that is stable, secure and safeguards the rules-based international order. #AUSMIN #Mateship
