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China to hold naval drills with Russia despite ongoing Ukraine war
The move comes despite the growing economic and humanitarian repercussions of Russia's 16 month-old air, sea and ground assault.
By The Associated Press
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Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.
By Joe Gould
US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter ‘aggressive’ China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he wants to work with the U.S.'s partners on “how to advance our shared economic interests and to counter some of China’s aggressive and coercive actions."
China plans to double nuclear arsenal, Pentagon says
China plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in the next decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a new report.
By Joe Gould
Thornberry wants $6 billion this year to launch counter-China fund
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee will seek $6 billion for an Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
By Aaron Mehta
The Pacific push: New rotation, thousands more soldiers heading to the region as the Army readies for a new kind of fight
Why this fight won't look like any other for the growing number of soldiers headed there.
By Todd South