Is Pyongyang preparing to destroy it?
Here s What You Need to Remember: “If you pay attention to the North Korean propaganda, in July, they said they’ve been developing these weapons to be able to strike a ‘fat target’ in South Korea, and we assume that the ‘fat target’ is Camp Humphreys, as well as Osan Air Base.
A multi-billion-dollar plan to move thousands of U.S. troops farther from the Korean demilitarized zone in order to get them out of firing range of North Korean artillery appears to have failed.
At the same time that the Americans are moving onto their new base, the North Koreans have been testing a longer-range rocket that can hit the facility.
9 February 2021
‘Against the wind, against the tides’ (‘
ni feng ni shui’) was how Chinese President Xi Jinping described China’s 2020. The grim description is fitting, considering how China has fallen into disrepute for its initial handling of COVID-19, re-education camps in Xinjiang, the Hong Kong national security law, wolf warrior diplomacy and the bloody border clash with India.
Now that Joe Biden, a foreign affairs veteran vowing to restore US global leadership, has been inaugurated US president, a more challenging future lies before Beijing. But certain tides may help Beijing steer its way out of its current dilemma.
First, stable domestic politics gives Beijing greater leeway in foreign policy. Xi transforms moments of crises including the pandemic, Yangtze basin floods and deteriorating US–China relations into opportunities to unify the country around him. Despite speculation about a power struggle within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), no apparent opp
[INTERVIEW] Chinese envoy says anti-China grouping will cause confrontation
Posted : 2021-02-08 15:16
Updated : 2021-02-09 09:04
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming speaks during an interview with The Korea Times and its sister paper the Hankook Ilbo at the Chinese embassy in Seoul, Feb. 5. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk South Korea has wisdom to balance Washington-Beijing diplomacy
By Yi Whan-woo
The Beijing-Washington confrontation is in progress under new American President Joe Biden, and his approach to China is characterized by his moves to restore the U.S. traditional alliances while evolving them into a broader coalition by expanding the Quad.
Korea faces growing calls to join Quad plus
Posted : 2021-02-07 08:56
Updated : 2021-02-07 19:20
The escalating U.S.-China strategic competition is resulting in unprecedented diplomatic challenges for Korea. One of the most pressing questions it faces is whether to join the Quad plus. Gettyimagebanks
Korea s bigger role for stability in Indo-Pacific region to be highlighted under the Biden administration
By Do Je-hae
Korea s reticence about joining a possible expansion of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), involving the U.S., Japan, Australia and India, is increasingly being called into question, and triggering concerns that the country could be isolated from the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy.
Going Green? How the U.S. Military is Building Recycled Missiles
They are more zombies, than renewable.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Army reportedly saves roughly 50 percent of what it could cost to replace targets over buying new ones and it saves time, too. The old boosters make a more affordable but also far more effective target that can be used in weapon testing.
There have been calls for increased efforts to “recycle” over the years, but this hasn’t always been possible when it comes to military hardware. However, the U.S. Army is now recycling and reutilizing demilitarized rocket motors and even repurposing the materials to make test missiles.