New China rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea

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China resumes work on Yellow Sea island, amid Korea's political turmoil: Report - Breaking Defense

"As you know, China keeps doing that kind of thing around Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Philippines. We are concerned and trying to know what is their intention," a Canberra-based diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

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Massive WWII B-29 Bomber Base Fully Reclaimed For Future Pacific Fight

Satellite imagery shows the dramatic restoration of Tinian Island's historic North Field, a site that also presents targeting challenges for China.

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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep

A tiny island on Japan’s western frontier is now the front line in a potential clash over Taiwan.

www.defensenews.com

But the wooded mountain ranges now carry radar sites. A southern cattle ranch has been replaced with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Yonaguni. Japan and its ally, the United States, hold joint military exercises here. Plans are underway to add a new missile unit and expand a small airport and port.

 

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USAF Generals Downplay Calls For More Hardened Aircraft Shelters In Pacific Theater

USAF pushback on new hardened infrastructure comes as emphasis grows on being able to fight from bases while under attack.

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Sounds like they are deathly afraid that the necessary (and IMHO, unavoidable) investment on infrastructure will put pressure on their procurement funds, especially with regards as to their favoured programs.