Russia has complained to Japan’s embassy in Moscow about Japan-US Orient Shield drills (8-24 Sept). Russia dislikes that the exercises include Hokkaido & will feature intermediate-range Typhon missiles, which RU sees as a threat to the Russian Far East.
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NEW: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has very likely established a permanent “law enforcement” presence and regularized scientific surveys in the waters east of Taiwan. The PRC deployed two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships to patrol the PRC’s claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) east of Taiwan on June 1. The ships patrolled for over a month in a wide area extending approximately 200 nautical miles east of Taiwanese territory before being relieved by a new pair of CCG ships on July 4. This marked the first time the PRC maintained continuous CCG patrols east of Taiwan, as opposed to infrequent short-duration operations. (1/2)
Russia’s new asset seizure law gives authorities powers to confiscate bank funds and property belonging to citizens living abroad. The law targets dissidents, journalists and activists as the Kremlin tightens its crackdown on war critics.
Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova reports.