A visit, board, search and seizure team, from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper, departs Hopper to perform a noncompliant boarding exercise aboard the Military Sealift Command underway replenishment ship USNS John Ericsson, in this September 9, 2006 file photo. On Monday, China blasted the U.S. for recklessly 'making trouble' after the USS Hopper sailed near Huangyan island without permission last week. Reuters
Newsweek: China Says 'Reckless' U.S. To Blame For Military Build Up in South China Sea
The ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said in a commentary that, with the situation generally improving in the South China Sea, it was clear that the United States was responsible for militarizing the region.
“Against this backdrop of peace and cooperation, a U.S. ship wantonly provoking trouble is single-minded to the point of recklessness,” the paper said.
“If the relevant party once more makes trouble out of nothing and causes tensions, then it will only cause China to reach this conclusion: in order to earnestly protect peace in the South China Sea, China must strengthen and speed up the building of its abilities there,” it continued.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 23, 2018
South China Sea: Beijing threatens military ‘build-up’ to US -- Australia.com
As U.S. goes quiet on close naval patrols, China speaks out -- Reuters
No slowdown for China’s Navy aspirations -- Defense News
China’s Fifth-Gen J-20 Completes First Air Combat Exercise -- Sputnik
The Ideology Behind China's Fast-Changing Military -- The Diplomat
Russia Talks S-400 Deliveries With Middle Eastern, South-East Asian Countries -- Sputnik
Analysis: How the Russian military gets more bang for its buck than Britain -- The Telegraph
India, Russia fail to finalize S-400 air-defense deal -- Defense News
Calm down everyone, there’s no plan to put an F-35 production line in India -- Defense News
Russian spy ship spotted 100 miles off North Carolina coast -- CNN
German government under fire over Leopard tanks in Syria -- DW
NATO allies clash as Turkey attacks US-backed Kurds in Syria -- DW
S. Sudan military initiates biometric identification system -- Sudan Tribune
Pentagon funded Afghan units accused of rights abuses: report -- AFP
Afghan units implicated in 'gross violations' still get Pentagon support, IG finds -- Politico
Pentagon denies ISIS claim of killing U.S. soldier -- Military Times
As Trump seeks new nuke options, weapons agency head warns of capacity overload -- Defense News
Senators get classified briefing on America's nuclear arsenal -- The Hill
Mattis in Southeast Asia, Amid Fresh US Focus on China -- VOA
Modernizing infantry Marines: Big changes coming as grunts take on more special ops-style missions -- Marine Times
Navy’s oldest deployable warship comes out of Yokosuka dry dock after 19 months -- Stars and Stripes
General Tapped to Lead Investigation into Hypoxia Incidents -- Military.com
Spending patch deal signals defense hike, hawks predict -- Defense News
Pentagon Strategy Outstrips Its Budget Process -- Roll Call
Interview: Army secretary talks vision for modern war fighter -- Defense News
SpaceX Keeps U.S. Air Force's Confidence After Satellite's Loss -- Bloomberg
Space industry hit hard by military spending downturn -- Space News
Unpredictable Pentagon Spending Causing Vendors to Leave Marketplace; Research and Development Stagnant -- USNI
Military project aims to combat disease outbreaks, protect warfighters -- Army Times
Relief, Ousters, And Other Military Mischief -- Tom Ricks, Task & Purpose
Rocks used to build Buckingham Palace and Pentagon are fossilised microbes older than dinosaurs -- IBTimes
The Navy's dicey decision to pursue homicide charges -- Military Times editorial
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