China’s illegal police station in New York City has been shut down, but what about the Chinese consulates? Two lawmakers are pushing for a new bill, aiming to do just that and boot Chinese diplomats out of America. But it wouldn’t be the first time. The Chinese consulate in Houston was shut down under the…
South Africa Choosing Sides in China–Russia Wargames
Commentary Combined military and naval drills between South Africa, Russia, and China began on Feb. 22. The 10-day wargames coincided with the one-year anniversary of the Russian War in Ukraine. Leading up to the start of the exercises, Russian warships docked in South Africa. The ships were marked with the letters “Z” and “V”, which have…
South Africa Defends Planned Military Drills With ‘Friends’ Russia and China
South Africa’s foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with “friends” was the “natural course of relations.” Naledi Pandor made her comments during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was visiting South Africa 11 months after Russia’s invasion of…
Russia Conducts ‘Joint Tactical Flight Drills’ With Key Ally Belarus
Strategic allies Russia and Belarus began holding wide-ranging joint military drills on Jan. 16, according to official statements from both countries. The exercises, which are set to continue until Feb. 1, will likely fuel fears of a possible Russian advance on Kyiv, which sits only 95 miles south of the Belarusian border. According to the…
UK to Engage in Long Term Exercises in Indo-Pacific
The United Kingdom Royal Air Forces (RAF) has announced it will be engaged in multiple military exercises that will see it training with multiple nations in the Indo-Pacific—including Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea—until December as part of the UK’s continued tilt toward the region. A flight of four Typhoon fighters and one Voyager…
Putin Attends Russia’s Joint Military Drills
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. The weeklong exercise that began Thursday is intended to showcase growing defense ties between Russia and…
Putin Attends Joint Military Drills With China, Others
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. The weeklong exercise that began Thursday is intended to showcase growing defense ties between Russia and China…
Heatwave Still Roasting China, With Floods Forecast
Two U.S. warships are sailing through the Taiwan Strait. Overhead, more Chinese fighter jets are crossing the unofficial divide between China and Taiwan. More joint military drills take place—this time between Russia and China. With those kicking off, the United States and Japan are launching their own field training. Flooding and heavy rain are coming…
CCP Military Expert Brags Chinese Military Drills Forced US Navy to ‘Back Away’ From Taiwan
On Aug. 5, the Chinese communist regime’s state-run central television (CCTV) boasted that the Chinese military exercises targeting Taiwan forced the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group to “back away” from Taiwan and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane to “detour” east of the Philippines from Kuala Lumpur to the island. CCTV interviewed Meng Xiangqing,…
Capitol Report (Aug. 8): New Bill to Provide 87K New IRS Agents; Trump, Biden Weigh In on China Threat
Democrats on Capitol Hill are pushing to close out a big package this week, expanding the government’s role in multiple sectors including health care and energy. Virginia Congressman Bob Good spoke with NTD to discuss the implications of the bill and how he plans to vote on it when it lands in the House later…
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