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56% : The meeting, the first since military-to-military communication between the two countries was reestablished last month, was led by Michael Chase, deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, who sat across the table from Maj. Gen. Song Yanchao, deputy director of China's Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation.
47% : Does the President Need the Defense Secretary to Launch Nukes?New York Times: Chinese Flyover Sows Confusion In Taiwan, Days Before A Crucial ElectionInside Defense: DOD Policy Official Details Replicator Update And International AI Agreement OpportunitiesYonhap: Military Set To Resume Drills Halted Under 2018 Inter-Korean Accord Buffer ZonesDefense News: Navy Chief To Prioritize Getting More Ships Ready For ActionUSNI News: Fleet Forces Working on New Navy War Plan, Learning Lessons from Red Sea DeploymentsDefense One: CNO: U.S. Navy Is Having A 1930s MomentDefense Scoop: Navy SWO Boss Frustrated By Shortage Of Directed Energy WeaponsDefense One: How Space Force Is Raising Its Cyber DefensesNational Defense Magazine: Air Force Overhauling Training to Take on Near-Peer FoesAir & Space Forces Magazine: Lawmakers Push for More Nuclear Microreactors in INDOPACOMAir Force Times: 'Cautionary Tale': How Boeing Won a US Air Force Program and Lost $7BBreaking Defense: Calvelli Highlights Technical Chops, 'Daily' Interaction as Key to Space Acquisition OversightInside Defense:
47% : GEOINT Drive, Springfield Virginia -- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Navy Information Warfare Industry Day conference, with session on "Joint Warfighting Concept: Navy's Contribution to the Joint Force" https://www.afcea.org/events/navy-information-warfare-industry-day10 a.m. -- Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group virtual discussion: "Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS," with retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian, senior adviser, CSIS International Security Program; Charles Edel, CSIS senior adviser and Australia Chair; Becca Wasser, Senior fellow, Defense Program and lead of The Gaming Lab at the Center for a New American Security; and retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and senior fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies https://www.csis.org/events/security-western-pacificSATURDAY | JANUARY 13Taiwan's 2024 presidential election, a three-way race between Vice President William Lai of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang or Nationalist Party, and former Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's PartyTUESDAY | JANUARY 1611 a.m. -- Defense Priorities virtual discussion: "Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East," with Andrew Bacevich, chair, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Barbara Slavin, distinguished fellow, Stimson Center; Benjamin Friedman, policy director, Defense Priorities; and Daniel DePetris, fellow, Defense Priorities https://keepingusoutofwarinmiddleeast.splashthat.comFRIDAY |
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19% : Schumer urges patience as Senate border talks stallWashington Examiner: McConnell floats short-term funding extension as shutdown deadline nearsWashington Examiner: House Republicans keep door open for short-term spending deal as shutdown deadline loomsWashington Examiner: Mayorkas 'no confidence' vote blocked in Senate as House weighs impeachmentWashington Examiner: Democrats appeal to Republicans' better judgment to stop Mayorkas impeachmentWashington Examiner: Blinken pushes for Israel to work with Palestinians, maintains no genocideWashington Examiner: Bob Menendez proclaims his innocence during floor speech following latest chargesWashington Examiner: CNN debate: Haley and DeSantis square off before Iowa caucuses as Trump sets himself apartWashington Examiner: Defense Department holds in-person meeting with Chinese militaryWashington Examiner: Navy sailor gets 27-month prison sentence after sharing sensitive military information with ChinaWashington Examiner: Opinion: Israel can go after Hezbollah without US military participationNew York Times: Israel Says It Killed Another Hezbollah Commander After Back-And-Forth Attacks.

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