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CHINA NUCLEAR SUBMARINE : WHO’S BUYING THEM?

In 2017, Thailand agreed to buy a submarine from China for $369 million. However, in October 2023, Thailand’s defense minister announced the suspension of the purchase:

  • The government accepted the Royal Thai Navy’s proposal to instead procure a frigate from China with the funding allocated for the submarine.
  • The frigate will be a “diplomatic substitute” to the Chinese-built S26T diesel-electric attack submarine.
  • The Yuan-class is a diesel-electric submarine designed to operate in shallow coastal waters.

RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION FOR WAR IN UKRAINE

On 21 September 2022, seven months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia declared a partial mobilization of military reservists. The decision was made a day after the announcement of the Russian annexation of the DPRLPRKherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

The announcement of mobilization was seen as a significant escalation of Russia’s military efforts in the war with Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia had a “huge mobilization reserve” and planned to mobilize 300,000 recruits.The precise details of the mobilization plans are currently unclear, however, as the exact number of people to be mobilized is classified.

russian soldier preparing somewhere in siberia

russian soldiers in syria

On 28 October, Shoigu told Russian president Vladimir Putin that mobilization had been completed, which was followed an announcement by Putin of its completion. However, it has been speculated that mobilization will only end after Putin signs a relevant decree, and that covert mobilization would still occur. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refuted this claim, but as of late December numerous military analysts and media outlets maintain that mobilization continues to take place in Russia.

Native nameЧастичная мобилизация в России (Chastichnaya mobilizatsiya v Rossii)
Date21 September 2022 – present[1][a]
LocationRussia
CauseRussian invasion of UkraineUkrainian counteroffensives in Russian-occupied Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts[2]Annexation of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine[citation needed]Heavy casualties during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Lack of manpower (especially infantrymen), in comparison to the fully-mobilized Ukrainian Military
Organised byRussian Ministry of Defense
Mobilization plan≈300,000 people (according to the Ministry of Defense)Clause No. 7, which details the exact number of people to be mobilized, is classified.
from wikipedia

According to The Moscow Times, Russian authorities had repeatedly rejected the possibility of mobilization at least 15 times prior to the announcement of partial mobilization.For example, on 8 March, Vladimir Putin publicly promised that no reservists would be called upon to fight in Ukraine.

Russia had previously avoided declaring mobilization in Ukraine until this point. Previously, mobilizations were conducted in the Russian Empire during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and at the beginning of World War I in 1914. The Soviet Union mobilized its population and industry following the 1941 Nazi German invasion during World War II.

On 19 February 2022, general mobilization began in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR), which at that time were not recognized by any sovereign state, including Russia. Tens of thousands of local residents were forcibly mobilized for the war (according to one estimate, up to 140,000 people by mid-June 2022).

The mobilization was accompanied by mass raids on men of military age. In the enterprises of the region, up to 80% of employees were called up, which led to shutdown of mines and public transport, as well as the paralysis of cities and public services. To avoid mobilization, residents hid or tried to illegally leave the republics.

The mobilization revealed numerous problems of the armed forces of the DNR and LNR. Recruits without training and combat experience found themselves on the front lines without adequate supplies: the units lacked uniforms, weapons, food, and medicines. Human rights activists reported a huge death toll among mobilized recruits in clashes with the better-trained Ukrainian military – up to 30,000 as of August 2022.

Distribution of mobilization summonses for reservists began in April. The summonses handed out did not indicate the purpose of the call-up. Presumably, they were sent out to invite men to military registration and enlistment offices, where they would draft contracts to take part in the mobilization of reserves.

video of putin announcing the mobilization.

GAZA-HAMAS WAR HOW IT IS BENEFITTING THE US AND HOW RUSSIA IS TAKING IT AS AN ADVANTAGE IN RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR AND WHOM CHINA AND INDIA ARE SUPPORTING

the war started on oct. 7 when hamas and islamic jihad sent around 1000 fighters into israel who killed 1,200 israelis.

one of the flags showing resistance against israel’s occupation.(of west bank and gaza)

this is also one of the posters after israeli invasion of gaza.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu announces war against hamas.

for knowing more about this war we must know about hamas

PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANISATION(PLO)

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLOArabic: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية Munaẓẓamat at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīniyyah) is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people.

Founded in 1964, it initially sought to establish an Arab state over the entire territory of the former Mandatory Palestine, advocating the elimination of the State of Israel. However, in 1993, the PLO recognized Israeli sovereignty with the Oslo I Accord, and now only seeks Arab statehood in the Palestinian territories (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.

ORGINS OF HAMAS(HOW A CHARITY GROUP TURNED INTO A TERRORIST GROUP)

Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine. Founded in 1987, Hamas opposed the secular approach of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rejected attempts to cede any part of Palestine, and embraced the use of violence, including acts of terrorism, as a means to achieve its goals. 

The Gaza War, also known as Operation Cast Lead (Hebrew: מִבְצָע עוֹפֶרֶת יְצוּקָה),also known as the Gaza Massacre (Arabic: مجزرة غزة), and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan (معركة الفرقان) by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that began on 27 December 2008 and ended on 18 January 2009 with a unilateral ceasefire. The conflict resulted in 1,166–1,417 Palestinian and 13 Israeli deaths. Over 46,000 homes were destroyed in Gaza, making more than 100,000 people homeless.

six month long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended on 4 November, when the IDF made a raid into Deir al-Balah, central Gaza to destroy a tunnel, killing several Hamas militants. Israel said the raid was a preemptive strike and Hamas intended to abduct further Israeli soldiers,[37][38] while Hamas characterized it as a ceasefire violation,[37][39] and responded with rocket fire into Israel.[40][41] Attempts to renew a truce between Israel and Hamas were unsuccessful. On December 27, Israel began Operation Cast Lead with the stated aim of stopping rocket fire.[42][43] In the initial air assault, Israel attacked police stations, military targets including weapons caches and suspected rocket firing teams, as well as political and administrative institutions, striking in the densely populated cities of GazaKhan Yunis and Rafah.[44] After hostilities broke out, Palestinian groups fired rockets in retaliation for the aerial bombardments and attacks.[45] The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures that do not discriminate between civilians and military targets as illegal under international law

An Israeli ground invasion began on 3 January. On 5 January, the IDF began operating in the densely populated urban centers of Gaza. During the last week of the offensive (from 12 January), Israel mostly hit targets it had damaged before and struck Palestinian rocket-launching units.[49] Hamas intensified its rocket and mortar attacks against mostly civilian targets in southern Israel, reaching the major cities of Beersheba and Ashdod for the first time during the conflict.[50][51][52] Israeli politicians ultimately decided against striking deeper within Gaza amid concerns of higher casualties on both sides and rising international criticism.[citation needed] The conflict ended on 18 January, when the IDF first declared a unilateral ceasefire, followed by Hamas’ announcing a one-week ceasefire twelve hours later.[6][7] The IDF completed its withdrawal on 21 January.[53]

In September 2009, a UN special mission, headed by the South African Justice Richard Goldstone, produced a report accusing both Palestinian militants and the Israeli army of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, and recommended bringing those responsible to justice.[54] In 2011, Goldstone wrote that he does not believe that Israel intentionally targeted civilians in Gaza as a matter of explicit policy.[55] The other authors of the report, Hina JilaniChristine Chinkin, and Desmond Travers, stated that no new evidence had been gathered that disputed the report’s findings.[56][57] The United Nations Human Rights Council ordered Israel to conduct various repairs of the damages. On 21 September 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded that 75% of civilian homes destroyed in the attack were not rebuilt

Date27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009
(3 weeks and 1 day)LocationGaza Strip and Southern IsraelResultIsraeli military victory[2][3][4][5]IDF declared unilateral ceasefire, 12 hours later Hamas announced a one-week ceasefire.[6][7]Humanitarian crisis and deterioration of infrastructure and basic services in Gaza.[8]Number of rockets being fired from Gaza reduced.See results
Belligerents
 IsraelIsrael Defense ForcesIsrael Security Agency Gaza Strip[1] HamasIzz ad-Din al-Qassam Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineAbu Ali Mustapha Brigades Islamic Jihad Movement in PalestineAl-Quds Brigades FatahAl-Aqsa Martyrs’Popular Resistance Committees
Commanders and leaders
 Ehud Olmert
Prime Minister
 Ehud Barak
Minister of Defense
 Gabi Ashkenazi
Chief of General Staff
 Yoav Galant
Southern Command
 Ido Nehoshtan
Air Force
 Eli Marom
Navy
 Eyal Eisenberg
Gaza Division
 Yuval Diskin
Internal Security Service
 Khaled Mashal[9]
 Ismail Haniyeh
 Said Seyam 
 Mohammed Deif
 Abu Zakaria al-Jamal 
 Ahmed Jabari
 Tawfik Jaber [10]
 Osama Mazini
 Nizar Rayan [10]
 Mahmoud al-Zahar
 Ramadan Shallah
Strength
IDF: 4,000[11]–20,000[12] deployed in ground invasion and tens of thousands of reservists mobilized[13] (176,000 total active personnel)[14]Hamas (Izzedine Al-Qassam Brigades and paramilitary police): 20,000 (est. total)[15][16]
Other Palestinian paramilitary forces: 10,000[17]
Casualties and losses
Total killed: 13
Soldiers: 10 (friendly fire: 4)[18]
Civilians: 3
Total wounded: 518
Soldiers: 336[19]
Civilians: 182[19]
Total killed: 1,166–1,417[fn 1]Militants and police officers:
491* (255 police officers, 236 fighters) (PCHR),[22][23] 600* (B’Tselem),[21] 709 (IDF),[20] 600–700 (Hamas)[24]
Civilians: 926 (PCHR),[22] 759 (B’Tselem),[21] 295 (IDF)[20]
Total wounded: 5,303 (PCHR)[22]Total captured: 120 (IDF)
One Egyptian border guard officer killed and three wounded, and two children wounded.[25][26]
Over 50,800 Gaza residents displaced.[27]Over 4,000 homes destroyed; around $2bn worth of damage to Gaza[28]
*255 (PCHR)[22] or 265 (B’Tselem)[21] police officers were killed.
table imported from wikipedia

IRAN INVOLVEMENT

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a key patron of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2006. Iran provides Hamas with funds, weapons, and training.

According to a 2020 U.S. State Department report, Iran provides about $100 million annually to Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas. As of 2023, according to an Israeli security source, Iran had significantly increased its funding for Hamas to $350 million a year.

OCTOBER 7 ATTACKS (OPERATION AL-AQSA FLOOD)

At around 6:30 a.m. Israel Summer Time (UTC+3) on Saturday, 7 October 2023, Hamas announced the start of the operation, which it called Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Hamas commander Mohammed Deif, in an audio message, declared the operation was “to end the last occupation on Earth”.eif said the attack was in response to the 16-year blockade of Gaza, Israeli incursions in West Bank cities, violence at Al-Aqsa mosque, and Israeli settler violence.[91] Shortly thereafter, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh made a similar announcement in a televised address.

Deif said more than 5,000 rockets had been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel in a span of 20 minutes at the start of the operation. Israeli sources reported the launch of 3,000 projectiles from Gaza, killing five. Explosions were reported in areas surrounding Gaza and in the Sharon Plain, including GederaHerzliyyaTel Aviv, and Ashkelon. Air raid sirens were activated in Beer ShevaJerusalemRehovotRishon Lezion, and Palmachim Airbase. Hamas issued a call to arms, with Deif calling on “Muslims everywhere to launch an attack”.

Palestinian militants also opened fire on Israeli boats off the Gaza Strip, while clashes broke out between Palestinians and the Israel Defense Forces in the eastern section of the Gaza perimeter fence. In the evening Hamas launched another barrage of about 150 rockets towards Israel, with explosions reported in YavneGivatayimBat YamBeit Dagan, Tel Aviv, and Rishon Lezion.

Soon after the start of the Hamas operation, there were reports that many civilians and soldiers had been taken as captives back to the Gaza Strip. Later in the day Hamas announced it had captured enough Israeli soldiers to force a prisoner swap,[194] and Israel confirmed hostages had been taken.[195]

In Be’eri, up to 50 people were taken hostage; after an 18-hour standoff between militants and IDF forces, they were freed.[196] Hostages were also reported taken in Ofakim, where policemen led by Chief Superintendent Jayar Davidov engaged Palestinian militants in a shootout;[when?] Davidov and three of his men were killed, and the IDF later rescued two Israeli hostages in the suburb of Urim.[196] There were reports of militants killing and stealing family pets.[197]

Hamas took many hostages back to Gaza. On 16 October, they said they were holding 250 hostages[198] and that it had done so to force Israel to release its Palestinian prisoners.[199] Some of the hostages, including three members of the Bibas family, were subsequently handed over to other militant groups. Palestinian Islamic Jihad ended up holding at least 30 of the hostages, but it is unclear whether they or Hamas originally kidnapped them.

According to Ariel Merari, the raiders “were ordered to kidnap as many [people] as possible… [and] they intentionally kidnapped a populace that is sensitive from the aspect of Israeli public opinion”.[200] Merari doubts that Hamas will agree to releasing all of the hostages in “one go” regardless of how many of its prisoners are released, since the hostages are its only guarantee against complete destruction at Israel’s hands.[200] He believes Hamas will try to force a ceasefire and protract the release for weeks or months, until an Israeli offensive is no longer seen as viable

RUSSIA

Russia has diplomatic relations with the political wing of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organization which rules the Gaza Strip. Russia has not designated Hamas as a terrorist organization, though it has condemned Hamas attacks as “terrorism” and has taken a hard line against Islamist terrorism. Russia has also maintained relations with Israel.

INDIA REACTION

india has condemned the october 7 attacks and so did china.

US BENEFITS ON WAR

US has benefitted a lot from the war with israel buying lots of weapons from usa.

MYANMAR COUP CHINA’S ROLE IN MYANMAR

china has been investing heavely on myanmars infrastructure

China is a key supplier of military aid to Myanmar, including jet fighters, armored vehicles, and naval vessels. China has also trained Myanmar’s army, air force, and naval personnel since 1989. 

China’s investment in Myanmar is also significant:

  • Since 1988, China has been an approved investor in Myanmar, accounting for 26% of total foreign direct investment (FDI) until 2019.
  • China has invested $113 million in Myanmar since the military coup in 2021.
  • China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has led to consistent investments in physical infrastructure projects through the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). 

In addition, China’s diplomatic intervention in Myanmar has been described as supporting the junta. China may be helping to slow the evolution of the resistance movement, which could ensure the long-term survival of the junta. 

China’s involvement in Myanmar is due to its strategic location, where big powers have long jostled for influence

myanmar purchases more chinese military equipment especially j-20

MY STORY

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