China has said it will take countermeasures against nine US military-industrial companies in response to the announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
Republican vice presidential candidate and Ohio Senator JD Vance said that the diversion of United States military aid to Ukraine has left it incapable of helping Taiwan repel a Chinese invasion, citing "we sent all our weapons to Ukraine."
He was paid USD 42,000 for handing over dozens of classified US military documents to an individual in Hong Kong, whom he believed to be connected to the Chinese government.
The warnings came during a discussion at the annual Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday, where US military leaders highlighted the risks associated with the evolving space strategies of these two global powers.
During his visit, General Kurilla and the Chief of Staff held meetings and visited several IDF units where they met with other senior commanders in the IDF.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, granted pardon to American veterans who were convicted of engaging in gay sex under a military code that outlawed the behaviour for more than 60 years, the New York Times reported.
"I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities," Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, told The Washington Post at the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue Summit.
"Not ruling out using US military force. There's a distinction between deploying on the ground, air power and naval power," he said in the exclusive interview to the magazine conducted at the White House on May 28.
In the wake of massive military drills by China in the area surrounding Taiwan, a visiting delegation of US lawmakers has expressed support for Taiwan, reported Focus Taiwan.