Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects much purged Rocket Force; calls for strengthening deterrence capabilities

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects much purged Rocket Force; calls for strengthening deterrence capabilities

Chinese President Xi Jinping, cneter, visits the Gu Wenchang memorial hall in Dongshan County in the city of Zhangzhou during an inspection tour in southeastern China’s Fujian province. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military’s strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials for…

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China’s Xi Calls For Troops To Boost War Preparedness

Text size Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan. Xi made his comments while visiting a brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force on Thursday, according to state-run broadcaster CCTV. Xi…

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Hurricane Milton hurled 41 tornadoes at Florida

National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed Friday that Hurricane Milton spawned at least 41 tornadoes, but the final total could be even higher once damage surveys are completed. For more than a week, meteorologists with three weather service regions in Florida have been out in the field, surveying damage from the dozens of powerful tornadoes that…

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Xi Jinping inspects much purged Rocket Force; calls for strengthening deterrence capabilities

Xi Jinping inspects much purged Rocket Force; calls for strengthening deterrence capabilities

Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military’s strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials for corruption in recent years, according to a media report on Saturday. Xi on Thursday visited at Hefei the Chinese People’s Liberation Army‘s (PLA) Rocket Force, a key arm of the military operating the…

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Nasdaq, S&P 500 Futures Jump Friday: What's Going On - Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

Nasdaq, S&P 500 Futures Jump Friday: What’s Going On – Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

Wall Street is priming for a positive start on Friday after the major averages ended narrowly mixed in the previous session. Positive reaction to Netflix, Inc.’s NFLX earnings could provide a lift to the tech space, given earnings news flow from the sector will likely start in earnest next week. Earnings and speeches by Federal…

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