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China Defence Spending to Grow by 6.6%, Lowest Rate in 30 Years

China Defence Spending to Grow by 6.6%, Lowest Rate in 30 Years

BEIJING — China’s defence spending this year will rise at the slowest rate in three decades but will still increase by 6.6% from 2019, as the country grapples with what it sees as growing security threats and a wilting economy.

The figure, set at 1.268 trillion yuan ($178.16 billion) in the nat…

LNA Said to Receive Fighter Jets As Libya War Escalates

LNA Said to Receive Fighter Jets As Libya War Escalates

The commander of the Libyan National Army, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, has threatened to escalate the LNA’s offensive in western Libya, amid reports that his militia has taken delivery of fighter jets.

In a statement on Thursday, the chief of the LNA’s Air Force, Saqr al-Jaroushi, said that the LNA woul…

Soyuz-2 Rocket Launches Russian Military Satellite

Soyuz-2 Rocket Launches Russian Military Satellite

MOSCOW — The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket took off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Friday, carrying a Ministry of Defense spacecraft, the Ministry announced Friday.

“At 10:31 Moscow time, the Aerospace Forces’ Space Forces crew successfully completed launch of a Soyuz-2.1b middle class carrier rocket…

China Slams US for Preparing New Taiwan Arms Sales

China Slams US for Preparing New Taiwan Arms Sales

China denounced the United States on Thursday over a potential arms sale to Taiwan, urging Washington to cut military ties with the island to prevent further damage to cross-Straits and Sino-US relations.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a daily news briefing that China lodged stern re…


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