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After several simulated wars, Chen’s team discovered that deploying more or higher- performance , drones , did not necessarily offer better results. When the number and size of drone formations in a combat grid area surpassed a certain point, they could successfully impose their will over the island and its surrounding waters, thwarting international aid, and imposing sanctions on the island.
” More increasing the number of monitoring robots will enhance fight capacity, but the change is never significant”, the experts wrote.
Chen leads the testing and analysis of autonomous systems and their , operating use , at a military center in the coastal town of Huludao, Liaoning province. The National University of Defence Technology and Tsinghua University supported this analysis.
The researchers claimed that” the analysis and evaluation of simulation results may reveal the weaknesses of combat scenarios and yet overcome strategies, helping to refine combat issues and combat scenario design.”
Additionally, they intend to evaluate the simulation’s findings in the real world.
A conflict strategy that is disconnected from actual army testing is unfortunately only be a castle in the air, Chen wrote.
But while China has been testing its drone- just battle plans, the US military next month revealed , its unique blueprint , to employ swarms of drones in the Taiwan Strait, in a strategy dubbed” Hellscape”.
These robots are intended to counter any attempt by the Army to get on , Taiwan, thus sparing US deaths.
In an interview that was made available on June 10, US Indo-Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel Paparo told The Washington Post,” I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape.”
Though the US government’s drone warfare methods and capabilities remain defined, Paparo said that under the , Hellscape plan, the drones- both in the air and in the water- had “make their lives absolutely miserable for a month, which buys me the time for the rest of everything”.
” I ca n’t tell you what’s in it. But it’s real and it’s deliverable”, Paparo said of the plan.
Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Chinese defense ministry, called the US strategy” crazy and inhumane.”
” Those who clamor for turning others ‘ homeland into hell should get ready for burning in hell themselves,” he said in Beijing last week.
China is a global leader in capacity and technology for manufacturing drones. According to Bloomberg, Chinese drones make up 70 % of the American industrial and consumer markets, and 30 % of the total.
According to a Wall Street Journal report in April,  , Chinese drones , have shown superior performance compared to American drones during battle in Ukraine.
However, the US military claims that the PLA would be deterred by the use of thousands of drones in the Hellscape plan.
” My job is to ensure that between now and 2027 and beyond, the US military and its allies are capable of prevailing”, Paparo said.
This article was first published on , SCMP.
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In a kidnapping circumstance that prompted Beijing’s political interference, China is urging the Philippines to immediately apprehend and” greatly condemn” the murders of a Chinese citizen.
The Chinese embassy in the Philippines stated in a statement on Tuesday ( Jul 2 ) that it had recently received an appeal for assistance in the Southeast Asian nation for a Chinese national.
The consulate said it soon cooperated with local authorities in legislation enforcement and immediately assisted the defendant’s home in reporting the situation to the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Kinnapping Group.
Additionally, it interacted diplomatically to request a sharp save and protect Chinese citizens ‘ health and property rights. At the same time, the ambassador helped the defendant’s home to mind to the Philippines.  ,
But the man was gradually killed, apparently along with a Chinese- American who had also been kidnapped, the consulate said. Both have yet to be identified.
Both persons were top executives at two distinct Chinese medical device companies, according to the Chinese media outlet Hongxing News. They apparently arrived in the Philippines on June 20 to look for company opportunities, but they were abducted and killed on June 24.
The consulate stated in a statement on Tuesday that it has been providing the home with consular assistance. Additionally, it has made images to the Spanish government, urging it to increase its efforts in handling the case and to” swapply apprehend and punish the psychopaths.”
Foreign residents were also instructed to be aware of their health when traveling to the Philippines and to immediately contact the embassy for assistance in the event of an incident.
Specialists in the Philippines have not yet made any comments on the event.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said his country had “provide guidance to our military in Manila to carefully follow up on the case and ensure everything is handled” when asked about the situation during a regular press conference on Tuesday.  ,
In the Philippines, there have recently been reports of Taiwanese citizens being kidnapped. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the majority of these cases have been related to illegal playing as well as telecoms and internet scams.
Four Spanish police officers were detained in Manila in early June for extorting four foreigners, including a Malaysian and three Chinese nationals, for payment.
The four international travellers were traveling in a car when officials riding motorcycles flagged it over, according to reports in the media. Finally, a group of armed men dragged them into a vehicle.
Two of the travelers made it out of the crowd and alerted the police. The other two were freed overnight after the payment of a 2.5 million Philippine peso ( US$ 42, 565 ) ransom.
Six Chinese citizens were kidnapped from their residence in Metro Manila in October 2023. According to SCMP, four people were killed, and two more, a lady and her baby, are still missing.
China has removed a contentious provision from the most recent review of a law governing people security that would have punished those found guilty of “hurting the feelings of the Chinese country” months after the proposal sparked outcry and concerns about potential abuse.
The Public Security Administration Consequences Law, which generally targets minor crimes, had six works in its crosshairs when it first appeared in September of last year.
These included “wearing, displaying or decorating in public places, or forcing others to use, show or design, clothes or symbols that are detrimental to the heart or the feelings of the Chinese country”.  ,
Offenders could face up to 15 days in detention and/or a maximum fine of 5, 000 yuan ( US$ 687 ).
The wording has been amended in the latest draft, which was submitted to China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress ( NPC ), for a second review at its session last week.  ,
It now targets clothes or symbols that “promote or promote extreme war or violent behavior, causing a unfavorable social impact” or “promote or honor it.”
According to Mr. Shen Chunyao, deputy chairman of the NPC constitution and law committee, the original phrase was” subjective,” making it “difficult to define its meaning in legislation and hard to understand in law enforcement,” as per the South China Morning Post (SCMP ) quoted by the ruling Communist Party newspaper on Tuesday ( Jul 2 ), the original phrase was” subjective.”
There is concern that law enforcement does violate the public’s basic right. This document revision will no longer use this appearance, according to Mr. Shen, taking into account various aspects and law enforcement needs.
When made public in September 2023, the first draft had sparked a public protest over concerns about potential abuse. Chinese legal professionals likewise expressed concern that the modifications could be used haphazardly, Reuters reported.
Mr Tong Zhiwei, a law teacher in Shanghai, wrote on Weibo that quarter:” Who confirms the’ nature of the Chinese state ‘ and according to what process? Who recognises the’ feelings of the Chinese nation ‘ and according to what procedures” ? ,
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HONG KONG: Drawn by the sheer variety of cheap food and entertainment across the border, Hong Kong residents troop into Shenzhen when weekends and holidays roll around.
Since cross-border travel restrictions were lifted last year, the city has emptied out even more as soon as the work week ends.
The lack of footfall has greatly affected Hong Kong’s food and beverage (F&B) sector.
Businesses say they are struggling to stay afloat, with industry players estimating that about 200 restaurants are closing down each month.
“The growing trend of northbound consumption has greatly impacted our dine-in business, resulting in a decline in nighttime business of approximately 30 per cent,” said Mr Simon Wong, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades Limited.
“On an annual basis, about 2,000 restaurants have shut down. This is a substantial figure that cannot be overlooked.”
However, Chinese F&B firms are bucking the trend, with more setting up shop in the city – the first stop in their long-term strategy for global expansion.
Buoyed by its popularity with Hong Kongers in China, restaurant chain Nong Geng Ji opened four branches in the city in less than a year.
It is part of a “chu hai” movement, where Chinese companies move to break into a more lucrative market abroad.