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• US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown

  10-04-2025 19:07 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump’s earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world. The White House clarified that Trump’s big hike in tariffs on China announced 24 hours earlier had actually taken his total levies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-trade-war-surges-overshadowing-trump-climbdown-80590/
  
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• US approves $1bn missile sale to Australia

  10-04-2025 19:00 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.04-billion sale of up to 200 each of AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Australia. “The proposed sale will improve Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats by protecting and increasing aircraft survivability,” the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/
  
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• Pentagon chief says US could ‘revive’ Panama bases

  10-04-2025 18:59 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to “secure” its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly shot down by the country’s government. During a visit to Panama, Hegseth suggested that “by invitation” the United States could “revive” military bases or naval air stations and rotate deployments […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases-80
  
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• NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’

  10-04-2025 02:01 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkChina’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at “projecting” the alliance’s power in the Asia-Pacific region. “Let us not be naive about China,” secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times. “The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-china-military-expansion-sta
  
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