South Africa joins with Russia and China for February military drills
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Military drills
From more military drills in the East to Fat Bear Week – Here’s your October 6 news briefing
To start off, we’re looking into:
The US and Philippines launch combat drills
Tensions have been on the rise lately between the US and China, which claims self-governed Taiwan as its territory. Now, the US and the Philippines have launched joint naval exercises off the Philippine coast.
Through October
China’s military drills spur fears of a Taiwan invasion
Last week, China began military drills in the waters near Taiwan, even reportedly inching past the unofficial boundary line of Taiwanese territory in the Taiwan Strait. These drills are widely seen as a show of intimidation against the region after Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit.
Yesterday, Taiwan’s foreign minister,
Xi Jinping tells troops to “focus on war preparedness” as China’s military drills continue
Xi emphasized the Chinese Communist Party’s “absolute leadership over the armed forces” and urged his soldiers to cultivate a spirit of “fearing neither hardship nor death" with the “vigor and vitality of the tiger.”
China conducted new naval drills on Wednesday, October 14, after the Chinese President Xi Jinping