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Very interesting read in regards to Chinese airpower compared to American airpower and how the gap between the two is quickly going away

www.mitchellaerospacepower.org

Winning the Next War: Overcoming the U.S. Air Force’s Capacity, Capability, and Readiness Crisis

The Air Force’s commitment to generating a highly lethal force that is technologically superior, numerically sufficient, and flown by the most well-trained airmen in the world is the bedrock of deterring aggression in times of peace and prevailing in war. Yet today’s United States Air Force is...
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Taiwanese, Chinese foreign ministers visiting Europe at the same time:
TAIPEI/BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Taiwanese and Chinese foreign ministers are both visiting Europe at the same time this week, a rare alignment of schedules in the same location given Beijing's efforts to stop Taipei from having any form of foreign diplomatic engagements.
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China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, saying it is a Chinese province with no right to state-to-state ties, a view the government in Taipei strongly rejects and has pushed back against.
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Taiwanese, Chinese foreign ministers visiting Europe at the same time

The Taiwanese and Chinese foreign ministers are both visiting Europe at the same time this week, a rare alignment of schedules in the same location given Beijing's efforts to stop Taipei from having any form of foreign diplomatic engagements.
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I thought this was a good assessment on PRC readiness and how they have a history of responding militarily before they are ready.

To the West, the logical move in combat operations is to move when you are ready. The PRC may not adhere to this.

Also with all the PRC commanders being fired, I think that is a good indication Xi recognizes that he is not as ready as he wants to be at this point in time. If everything was great, why fire these commanders?
 
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I thought this was a good assessment on PRC readiness and how they have a history of responding militarily before they are ready.

To the West, the logical move in combat operations is to move when you are ready. The PRC may not adhere to this.

Also with all the PRC commanders being fired, I think that is a good indication Xi recognizes that he is not as ready as he wants to be at this point in time. If everything was great, why fire these commanders?
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China still relies on numbers to overwhelm the enemy. So they are always "ready" for war when casualties of expendable soldiers mean nothing to them.
 
China’s SMIC tests advanced AI chipmaking tools- FT
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (HK:0981), China’s biggest chipmaker, is running trials on producing the country’s first locally built advanced chipmaking equipment aimed at making AI processors, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

SMIC is testing a deep-ultraviolet lithography machine made by Shanghai-based start-up Yuliangsheng, the FT reported, citing two people with knowledge of the development.

DUV machines are a key component of advanced chip production, with Chinese companies standing to benefit greatly from domestic production of the technology.
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The development would help China overcome U.S. controls on chipmaking technology exports and help further quell the country’s reliance on western technology for advanced AI processors.

To date, Chinese companies have relied heavily on devices built by Dutch chip equipment maker ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which is the world’s leading maker of advanced lithographic equipment. But local companies have been barred from accessing more advanced offerings from the Dutch company by U.S. export controls.

China is also denied access to extreme ultraviolet photolithography machines, which are used to make the most advanced processors for companies such as NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA).
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Chips and chipmaking technology became a contentious topic for China in recent trade dialogue with the U.S., with Beijing seen lambasting Washington’s export restrictions. China was also seen calling for the use of more domestically produced chips.

This notion had sparked a strong rally in Chinese chipmaking stocks through August.
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Still, the FT report said that while the SMIC trial showed promising early results, it was unclear if and when the machine will be used for mass chipmaking.
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Taiwan’s Strong Bow missile enters mass production:
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is already producing Strong Bow missiles, Li Shih-chang (李世強), director of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, said on Wednesday.
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NCSIST’s decision to exhibit the Strong Bow missile at Thursday’s Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition means it has entered mass production, Li said, per CNA. The missile is configured to intercept at an altitude of about 70 kilometers, while other lower-tier missile types and weapons counter different incoming threats, he said.
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Taiwan’s Strong Bow missile enters mass production | Taiwan News | Sep. 17, 2025 19:41

New air defense missile intercepts targets at altitudes of 70 km | Sep. 17, 2025 19:41
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The Strongbow missile made its debut at the National Defense Exhibition at the Chinese Academy of Sciences: It has entered mass production.
The National Defense Exhibition will begin on the 18th. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will display the Strongbow missile, launcher, and Strongbow fire control radar at the National Defense Exhibition Hall. The Strongbow missile adopts a vertical launch type, but due to space limitations in the exhibition hall, the launcher is tilted. There are four missile boxes on the launcher. (Photo by Wang Feihua, Central News Agency, September 17, 2015)
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強弓飛彈國防展首亮相　中科院：已經進入量產 | 政治 | 中央社 CNA

國防展明天登場，陸基中層反戰術彈道飛彈系統「強弓飛彈」首度展出，成為矚目的新式武器裝備。針對強弓飛彈是否納入明年度預算產製，中科院長李世強中將表示，中科院展出強弓飛彈，「就是它已經進入量產」。
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China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia's AI chips:
  • China’s CAC directed ByteDance and Alibaba to cancel testing and orders of new Nvidia chip- FT
  • Nvidia CEO says China, U.S. have larger agendas to work out
  • Nvidia shares down ~3%
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing “have larger agendas to work out” as the tech giant navigates the tricky politics of the U.S.-China trade war and tries to satisfy demand from companies worldwide hungry for the company’s crucial AI chips.
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Huang was speaking in London after the Financial Times reported that China’s internet regulator has ordered top tech firms to halt purchases of the American company’s AI chips and cancel existing orders.
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Nvidia CEO Huang caught between US, China's 'larger agendas'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing "have larger agendas to work out" as the tech giant navigates the tricky politics of the U.S.-China trade war and tries to satisfy demand from companies worldwide hungry for the company's crucial AI chips.
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China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips

Beijing steps up efforts to boost semiconductor independence and compete with US
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Taiwanese delegation calls for formal intelligence-sharing pact between island democracy, U.S.

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Taiwanese delegation calls for formal intelligence-sharing pact between island democracy, U.S.

A delegation of Taiwanese officials and civic leaders is calling for a new intelligence-sharing pact among the U.S., Japan and their own island democracy — an alliance that the Taiwanese say would help counter the Chinese Communist Party’s designs on the Pacific and beyond.
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Looks like the two Bo Hai ferries are stern loading simultaneously. The ZYHY one is still at anchor in the bay.
 

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‘Restoration inevitable’: China renews Taiwan annexation threat at Beijing security forum:
China’s defence minister took a veiled dig at US, saying, “behaviours such as external military interference, seeking spheres of influence and coercing others into taking sides”.
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‘Restoration inevitable’: China renews Taiwan annexation threat at Beijing security forum

China’s defence minister took a veiled dig at US, saying, “behaviours such as external military interference, seeking spheres of influence and coercing others into taking sides.” He called those a means to “plunge the international community into chaos and conflict.
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san.com

Trump pauses $400 million Taiwan aid as Xi call nears

Trump pauses $400 million Taiwan aid as China renews warnings; Taiwan boosts defenses and targets 5% GDP spending by 2030.
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President Donald Trump has delayed approval of more than $400 million in military aid to Taiwan this summer, according to The Washington Post. The proposed package, described as “more lethal” than earlier rounds, included munitions and autonomous drones.
A White House official tells the Post the decision isn’t yet final.
 

Analysis: Taiwan’s Tien Kung IV Air Defense Surpasses U.S. Patriot PAC-3 in Range

Taiwan reaches higher interception range than US-made Patriot PAC-3 with new Tien Kung IV air defense system
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Analysis: Taiwan’s Tien Kung IV Air Defense Surpasses U.S. Patriot PAC-3 in Range​

Taiwan’s new Tien Kung IV air defense system outpaces the U.S. Patriot PAC-3 in range, marking a major step in boosting its defenses amid rising tensions with China.

The Tien Kung IV is reported to intercept missiles at altitudes of up to 70 kilometers, surpassing the US-made Patriot PAC-3 system, which is capable of engaging targets at altitudes of around 24 kilometers.

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says capping week of defence events:

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says capping week of defence events

Taiwan's message to the international community is that it is determined to defend itself and that people should not believe any claim it has surrendered in the event of invasion, President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday, capping a week of defence events.
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