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April 12, 2023

Iran in secret talks with China, Russia to acquire sanctioned missile fuel

POLITICO: China and Russia are in advanced secret talks with Iran to replenish the Islamic Republic’s supply of a key

April 12, 2023

Military exercises suggest China is getting ‘ready to launch a war against Taiwan,’ island’s foreign minister tells CNN

CNN: One day after China simulated “joint precision strikes” on Taiwan during military exercises around the island, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu

April 12, 2023

US Navy sails near South China Sea island militarized by China

CNN: The US Navy has sent a destroyer close to a contested island in the South China Sea that Beijing

April 10, 2023

China ends Taiwan drills after practising blockades, precision strikes

Reuters: China ended three days of military drills around Taiwan on Monday saying they had tested integrated military capabilities under

April 10, 2023

China-Taiwan: Aircraft carrier ‘seals off’ island on third day of drills

BBC News: China has finished three days of military drills around Taiwan, which included “sealing off” the island and simulating

April 7, 2023

China Deploys Aircraft Carrier Strike Group off Taiwan’s East Coast

USNI News: China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group off Taiwan’s east coast, military officials in Taipei and Tokyo confirmed

April 6, 2023

China’s Ambassador to the E.U. Tries to Distance Beijing From Moscow

The New York Times: In an hourlong interview ahead of a European diplomatic mission to Beijing, China’s ambassador to the

April 6, 2023

Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia hold first high-level talks in seven years

BBC News: A video showed Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud being encouraged to shake hands by

April 4, 2023

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it

NBC News: The Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites,

April 4, 2023

Here’s where US military will open bases in the Philippines in move to counter China

The Hill: The Defense Department on Monday announced the locations of four new naval bases in the Philippines, securing three