FILE - A Taiwanese fighter jet flew close to a Chinese H-6 bomber in 2017.
VOA: China Sends 8 Military Planes into Taiwan Airspace; Analysts See Move as Warning to US and Others
TAIPEI - Taiwan says Chinese military planes have flown into its air defense space six times in a single week and eight times this month, so far.
Although Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense escorts each aircraft away and alerts the public on an island that has long distrusted China, analysts believe leaders in Beijing are warning people as far away as Washington while helping to train their own troops in case of conflict in Asia.
The U.S. government has saddled China with a 2-year-old trade dispute, accused it of ignoring COVID-19 for too long earlier in the year and sailed its navy vessels in Asian waters to check Chinese expansion.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 25, 2020
Three U.S. military planes spotted south of Taiwan -- Focus Taiwan
Report: Chinese aircraft approached U.S. military plane as it refueled -- UPI
Lawmakers seek $6 billion to add weapons to deter China in the Pacific -- Warrior Maven
US fighter jets again intercept Russian military aircraft near Alaska -- CNN
F-22s Intercept 2 Russian Maritime Patrol Aircraft Near Alaska -- Air Force Magazine
F-35 restricted from flying in lightning over fuel system issue -- UPI
Air Force arms cargo planes for future attack -- FOX News/Warrior Maven
Pentagon Awards Nearly $1 Billion in Drone Contracts to Support Special Forces -- Sputnik
U.S. Navy Just Got Its First New F/A-18 Super Hornets — Here Are The Key Upgrades -- Forbes
Navy receives first operational CMV-22B Osprey -- UPI
USS Eisenhower, USS Jacinto log record-breaking 161 days at sea -- UPI
The U.S. Navy Just Landed Another Littoral Combat Ship -- National Interest
Dodging Virus, Navy Ships Break Record for Staying at Sea -- Military.com/AP
Lawsuit alleges scientific misconduct at U.S. nuclear weapons lab -- Science Mag
NY Times: Trump Doesn't Want Vindman Promoted -- Newsmax
US Military’s Deployment to the Southern Border Has Been Extended Another Year -- Military.com
Former Pentagon officials blast Trump for politicizing the military -- Yahoo News
Donald Trump says thousands of U.S. troops will move from Germany to Poland as he attacks Angela Merkel's government for 'not paying' for NATO -- Daily Mail
The U.S. Military Has a Boogaloo Problem -- VICE
USS Gabrielle Giffords, Japanese navy hold exercise in South China Sea -- UPI
China warns Japan against new military plans -- UPI
Why Japan Is Scrapping Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System -- Time
Japan cancels plans to deploy Aegis Ashore systems at 2 sites -- UPI
Japan defense minister warns of China military intentions in Asia -- Nikkei Asia Review
Nice New Patrol Ship You’ve Got There, Canada—It’d Be A Shame If Somebody Sank It -- Forbes
France and Germany Are Working Together to Build a New Super Tank -- National Interest
China, India Open New Front of Escalation With Deployment of Heavy Vehicles, Troops in Depsang -- Sputnik
Indian army chief visits troops near troubled China border -- CTV/AP
India Urges Russia to Deliver Igla-S Missile System ASAP Amid Border Tensions, Media Claims -- Sputnik
Does India have the edge over China's military? Check this out -- Yahoo News
North Korea says only option is to ‘counter nuclear with nuclear’ against US -- NYPost
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