Mr. Noah Schactman over at WIRED’s Danger Room blog (awesome stuff, I recommend you check it out) posted a few interesting facts about China. We’ve all heard about their recent satellite killer which spread hazardous debris for many orbital paths, but did you know they may have blinded a US bird earlier?

Combine that with their recent upsize in defense budgets and the J10, a single-seat single engine fighter comparable to our F-16 that debuted in December, and you’ve got a rapidly modernizing air and space force. Good thing our F-22s are practicing dissimilar tactics over the Sea of Japan (Thanks again Danger Room!).

Flashpoint: Taiwan Strait. The oscillating tensions between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China are at a peak. Keep on eye on the news, and if you see something, don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

Link to WIRED Blogs: Danger Room

UPDATE: This just in, caught from a Reuters report on Yahoo!. Talk about tensions at a peak: On Sunday, the ROC’s president discussed declaring independence as a Taiwanese nation and changing their name, two things specifically prohibited under the status quo, Four Noes and One Without. Then, PRC Foreign Minister says that anyone advocating independence will “be a criminal in history.” This game’s ante just went up, and everyone with a military mind should be paying attention.

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