News Roundup & Comment

Below are highlights from Jim's look at news events from our nation and around the world. Stories included:

--China flew approximately 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday, the largest show of force on record.

--Taiwan's foreign minister says his nation is prepared to fight back if China attacks.

--U.S. troops have been training in Taiwan for the past year.

--Taiwanese officials have confirmed that their military is developing a supersonic land attack cruise missile potentially capable of reaching Beijing.

--A Chinese company unveils a flying grenade. It's a mini drone weighing just 28 ounces. It can be used for both reconnaissance and attack missions.

--China, through investments in and ownership of ports, is expanding its global maritime reach and its appetite for ports shows no signs of diminishing. As of July 2020, Chinese firms reportedly partly owned or operated some 95 ports across the world.

--The U.S. Army is moving one of its newest missile defense systems to Guam to counter threats from Chinese missiles.

--Emerson College is launching an investigation into a campus conservative group that handed out stickers critical of the Chinese government.