Summary of the Essential Eight: Reaction to Tsai’s US visit - The PLA waited until Ma, Macron and VDL had left the PRC to launch three days of exercises - “联合利剑” united sharp sword” - around Taiwan. This demonstration was not as "provocative" as the ones last August, they do demonstrate some important tactics and joint capabilities of the PLA, and are another reminder of how much the PLA has improved in recent years
How can one not love that patch? Perhaps it will be sold en masse on Alibaba and Taobao? It would probably sell more than the latest (or any) XJP thought tractates.
Bill, if you were asking why the State Council executive meeting specifically adopted regulations on UAVs, that's because the 2018 amendment to the Civil Aviation Law granted authority to regulate UAVs to the State Council and CMC specifically. So any such regulatory measure must be issued as an administrative regulation approved by the State Council executive meeting (which presumably will also be co-signed by XJP as CMC Chair).
I have no particular insight into the timing issue — could just be because the process takes time. I presume when the regulations are publicly released, some agency will issue an explainer/Q&A that may answer this question!
“联合利剑” should be "Joint Sharp Sword", emphasizing the coordination of multiple services.
Why is Macron, at least in ways, reminding me of Marshall Petain?
I know it’s a topic that has passed into history, BUT, headlines in my copy of the Guardian this morning read;
Pentagon leaks: US seeks to mend ties after claims Washington spied on key allies
Sort of put the Chinese ballon spying scandal into context.
How can one not love that patch? Perhaps it will be sold en masse on Alibaba and Taobao? It would probably sell more than the latest (or any) XJP thought tractates.
Bill, if you were asking why the State Council executive meeting specifically adopted regulations on UAVs, that's because the 2018 amendment to the Civil Aviation Law granted authority to regulate UAVs to the State Council and CMC specifically. So any such regulatory measure must be issued as an administrative regulation approved by the State Council executive meeting (which presumably will also be co-signed by XJP as CMC Chair).
Thanks. So no particular reason why now, just how the process has played out?
I have no particular insight into the timing issue — could just be because the process takes time. I presume when the regulations are publicly released, some agency will issue an explainer/Q&A that may answer this question!