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Xi Tells PLA TO Build 'Intelligent Military System' As Beijing Leans Into Drones And AI
Xi Tells PLA TO Build 'Intelligent Military System' As Beijing Leans Into Drones And AI
China's Xi Jinping told the People's Liberation Army this week to intensify the military application of artificial intelligence and unmanned systems, telling a Politburo study session that the force should build toward what the official readout called an "intelligent military system." The directive landed days before the PLA's ninety-ninth anniversary and squarely on the modernization targets Beijing has set for its centenary in 2027.
President Xi Jinping reviews troops during a massive military parade that showcased...
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Sweden Signs Deal To Buy 4 Frigates From France, Deepen Defense Cooperation
Sweden Signs Deal To Buy 4 Frigates From France, Deepen Defense Cooperation
Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times,
Sweden inked a deal with France for a quartet of Naval Group frigates during a ceremony in Stockholm on Aug. 31.
A Swedish flag in Stockholm on April 4, 2020. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
The event in the Swedish capital was attended by the leaders of both nations, French President Emmanuel Macron and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who also agreed to deepen their defense cooperation more broadly.
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May 19, 2026 / Tyler Durden
UBS Reactivates Supply-Chain Stress Watch After Detecting Alarmingly Rapid Deterioration
UBS Reactivates Supply-Chain Stress Watch After Detecting Alarmingly Rapid Deterioration
One week after Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc warned CNBC of a "new wake-up call" for global trade amid the ongoing disruption of the Strait of Hormuz and a deepening energy crisis that could intensify further in June, UBS analysts are out with a new note telling clients they have "reactivated" their Global Supply Chain Stress Index in response to increasingly alarming signals emerging across global logistics networks.
"Supply chain stress is rising at its fastest pace since the early pandemic," UBS...
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Jul 17, 2026 / Jeffrey A. Tucker
Gaming the Clock for Industry
In the 1880s, in a fit of technocratic enthusiasm, the railroad industry hatched an audacious scheme. They would force every town in America to abandon what was called time for all recorded history and instead adopt a new conception. The goal was to make it easier to follow train schedules. The trouble, as they saw […]
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