On Wednesday, the Chinese government fined a comedy troupe and issued warnings of potential additional legal consequences. The penalty came in response to a member of the troupe who joked about the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) while performing a stand-up comedy.
The Chinese warplanes and naval ships have encircled Taiwan on the second day of military drills. China’s People Liberation Army sent 70 warplanes to the self-ruled island’s aerial defensive zone. The United States has urged China to restraint from its aggressive behavior as the US continues to monitor the situation.
Amid increasing tensions between China and self-ruled Taiwan, the latter proposes to reunify Taiwan peacefully. China, for years, has been threatening to take the island by force if necessary, which has also forced the US to back Taiwan recently. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China wants a peaceful reunification without military aggression.
South Africa, Russia, and China are holding joint naval exercises off the coast of South Africa. The 10-day military drills were criticized by the US as it shows indirect support to US rivals. Russia sent one of its best ships, Admiral Gorshkov, equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles.
A senior US general has hinted that the US is going to engage in a war as early as 2025. The four-star US Air Force General Mike Minihan said that it is highly likely that the US will engage in a fierce battle with China in the coming few years.
China might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program and Chinese astronauts are busy learning how to destroy other nations’ satellites, NASA chief Bill Nelson claimed. In 2035, he said that Beijing could have its Moon station completed and be able to begin experimentation a year later.
