Defense Technology Monitor No. 56
The future of body armor;
Russia seeks EMP weapons...;
...while DOD works on detection;
Inching toward electric fighters jets;
A national quantum internet takes its first steps
The future of body armor;
Russia seeks EMP weapons...;
...while DOD works on detection;
Inching toward electric fighters jets;
A national quantum internet takes its first steps
Growing calls in Washington to end "One China" policy;
Senate Democrats announce $350 billion to confront China;
U.S., H&M cut trade ties with China over forced labor in Xinjiang;
Outgoing U.S. ambassador to China blasts Beijing on Covid-19;
U.S., UK warns travelers of arbitrary arrest in China
Russia's space chief: Venus a "Russian planet";
Spy chief announces destruction of Novichok stockpiles;
Navalny team sheds light on Tomsk poisoning;
Facial recognition expanding on Moscow metro
Understanding the logic of China’s atrocities in Xinjiang is impossible apart from accounting for the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) needs Xinjiang to function as a critical OBOR hub, and is cracking down on Uyghurs and other minority groups to establish total control over the territory. U.S. policymakers should exploit this logic and consider sanctioning commerce passing through Xinjiang.
China is fast transforming into the global epicenter of totalitarian terror.