11-2-21 Joint Chiefs of Staff says Beijing's military advancements have rattled the US

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'The pace at which China is moving is stunning': Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says Beijing's military advancements have rattled the US
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General, said China’s hypersonic missile advancements are an area of concern
Pentagon officials point to the modernization that China's military is going and its growing presence in the Asia-Pacific as key justifications for its concerns
China's ability to build and launch hypersonic missiles before the US has also alarmed the Defense Department
The US has done nine hypersonic missile tests during the past five years, while China has done hundreds, General and Vice Chairman Hyten said
Meanwhile, China conducted a second test of a suspected hypersonic orbital missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, intelligence sources claimed
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, has also called China's suspected testing of hypersonic weapons 'very concerning'

Yahoo shuts down entirely in China, citing 'increasingly challenging' environment
The company had previously downsized its Chinese operations
Yahoo Inc. announced Tuesday that it has pulled its services from China, saying that the environment had become "increasingly challenging" from a "business and legal" standpoint.

Multiple explosions near military hospital in Kabul as gunfire heard across Afghan capital – 19 dead
Two explosions have ripped through a district of the Afghan capital Kabul near a military hospital, killing 19 and wounding 50. Witnesses claim the explosions were followed by bursts of gunfire.
On Tuesday, multiple blasts were heard across Kabul from the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city, near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital. Photos shared online appear to show dense smoke rising above the city.
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https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/yahoo-shuts-down-entirely-china-citing-increasingly-challenging-environment
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10154745/The-pace-China-moving-stunning-Americas-No-2-ranking-military-officer-said.html
https://www.rt.com/news/539139-kabul-hospital-explosion/

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