China's 'Real and Growing' Direct Missile Strike Threat to Australia, Per June 2026 Lowy Institute Report
3 sources116K4.3KA June 2026 Lowy Institute report concludes China poses a 'real and growing' direct missile strike threat to the Australian mainland, with capabilities that will increase over the next decade [1][2].
PLA Daily Warns of Satellite Arms Race, Citing SpaceX's $2.29 Billion Space Force Contract
16 sources110K2.8KIn June 2026, China's military mouthpiece PLA Daily published a full page warning that the era of militarized low orbit constellations is arriving at an accelerated pace, citing SpaceX's $2.29 billion contra...
Norinco at Eurosatory 2026: Drone Assembly Line, Models Shown, and Export Operators Identified
22 sources96K4.6KAt the Eurosatory 2026 defence exhibition in Paris, Norinco showed a model of a drone assembly line under a banner reading 'Norinco defence localisation,' hinting at plans to manufacture drones overseas.
Inside Norinco's 2026 Eurosatory Display: China's Counter-Drone Air Defence and NATO-Standard Artillery Push
25 sources118K5.3KAt Eurosatory 2026, China's Norinco led with anti drone and anti missile systems — including the Hurricane 3000 microwave weapon (range 3 km) and a layered missile network — reflecting surging global demand...
Taiwan's HIMARS Launch Toward China: What the June 2026 Westward Live-Fire Drill Signaled About Taipei's Defensive Shift
6 sources118K4.2KTaiwan's June 2026 launch of U.S. supplied HIMARS rockets westward into the Taiwan Strait was the first time the system was fired toward mainland China, signaling a shift toward mobile, survivable strike cap...
North Korea's Russian-Backed Military Surge: AI Drones, Guided-Missile Destroyers, and Xi Jinping's Power Play
40 sources93K4.0KNorth Korea has achieved a series of significant military advancements — including a 5,000 ton guided missile destroyer class, AI enabled suicide drones, and an accelerated ballistic missile program — enable...
USS Tripoli's Pacific Return: What the US Navy's Redeployment Signals About Washington's Post-Iran Strategy
17 sources110K5.0KThe US Navy has redeployed the USS Tripoli amphibious strike group — along with other assets originally bound for the Middle East — to the South China Sea, signaling a deliberate strategic pivot back to the...
Dear You: The Chinese Indie Film Caught Between Diaspora Nostalgia and Propaganda Accusations
22 sources91K4.3KDear You, a low budget Teochew dialect film about Chinese migration and qiaopi remittance letters, earned a 9.3 Douban rating and over US$250 million at the Chinese box office, but has been accused of functi...
JD Vance Defends US-Iran Agreement as ‘Win-Win’ as Trump Blasts Critics: What the Deal Actually Says
16 sources113K5.4KOn June 18, 2026, Vice President JD Vance publicly defended the preliminary US Iran agreement as a 'win win' for the United States, arguing that either Iran complies and stabilizes the region or violates ter...
UK Ambassador Peter Wilson Tours Yanan: A Rare Western Visit to China's Communist Heartland
16 sources95K5.5KBritish Ambassador to China Peter Wilson made a rare visit to Yanan, Shaanxi province, on June 17, 2026, accompanied by Lu Kang, Vice Minister of the Communist Party's International Department [3].
FDA-Approved Protein Drugs That Carry a Fusion Tag (His, SUMO, Fc): Here Are the Real Examples
16 sources84K2.1KFDA approved protein drugs can carry fusion partners in the final product, but these are therapeutic fusions (e.g., Fc) — not the His or SUMO tags used in lab purification.
The $300 Billion Question: Inside the US-Iran Ceasefire Reconstruction Fund
28 sources105K3.3KThe US Iran ceasefire deal includes a proposed $300 billion private investment fund for Iran's reconstruction, not a direct US taxpayer payout.