Daily Memo: China’s Warning Exercise, Israel’s Ammo Shortage

China practiced blockades and joint sea-air patrols around Taiwan.

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Surrounded. China’s military conducted one-day joint force exercises known as Joint Sword-2024B to the north, south and east of Taiwan. Officially, the drills were supposed to improve China’s ability to conduct joint sea-air patrols, blockades, and strikes against naval and land targets, among other things. However, they followed Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s National Day speech, […]

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