China's balloons are part of a strategy to beat the US on a new battlefield: 'near space'
China has denied claims from the U.S. and says the balloon was a civilian research airship.
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China has denied claims from the U.S. and says the balloon was a civilian research airship.
In China's eyes, the newest superpower battlefield sits between 12 and 60 miles above the Earth's surface in a thin-aired layer of the atmosphere it calls "near space."
The Type 054A frigate Ziyang of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently made its training debut, with observers saying on Wednesday that the newly commissioned warship will enhance the PLA Navy's capabilities.
US-China tensions over Taiwan have escalated steadily in recent years, particularly after President Biden announced last year that Washington would step to the... 09.05.2022, Sputnik International
Starting a routine, realistic combat training mission in the West Pacific about a week ago, the Liaoning aircraft carrier group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has reportedly been practicing intensively over the past few days in the Philippine Sea to the east of the island of Taiwan and south of Japan, a location that experts said is a vital place to stop potential external interference from countries like the US and Japan in event of a reunification-by-force operation in the Taiwan Straits.