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Xi Jinping hails ‘unstoppable’ China as Trump accuses Beijing of conspiring against US

President Xi Jinping declared China’s “great rejuvenation” unstoppable on Wednesday as he used the country’s largest-ever military parade to hint at reunification with Taiwan and to flaunt advanced weapons designed to rival American power.

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Opinion | Where the Arctic meets the Pacific: America’s overlooked frontline

While the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska underscored the Arctic’s decisive importance, there was another signal coming from just offshore: Russian and Chinese naval forces conducting a joint exercise near the Aleutians.

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China, Russia Collaborating On Plans For Airborne Invasion Of Taiwan

A European hacker group obtained documents that reveal that China is working with Moscow to develop a Russian-origin automated command-and-control system for landing operations, such as a future invasion of Taiwan.

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China To Reveal New Weapons To Sink US Ships

China is expected to officially reveal four new missiles designed to sink enemy warships during an upcoming military parade, as part of its efforts to challenge the United States’ naval dominance.

The Pentagon declined to comment when reached by Newsweek.

Newsweek has also contacted China’s Foreign Ministry for comment via email.

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Simulated Chinese Blockade Of Taiwan Reveals Singapore As Lifeline

The exercise presented a fraught scenario: China’s military had blockaded Taiwan by air and sea, and Southeast Asian countries were grappling with how to evacuate as many as 1 million of their nationals trapped on the besieged island.

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Are We Beyond the Event Horizon of War in the Pacific?

After more than a decade of apathy and false starts, the Navy will shrink to a nadir of 280 warships by 2027—the same time that Chinese leaders have made clear their military is to be ready to wage and win a war with America. It is increasingly clear that our Navy is inadequate to deter a Pacific war, cannot be sustained for such a war with existing ports and shipyards, and has an armory of munitions that is too thin.

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