Conflict Observer on June 20, 2020:
— "With news coming of India completing bridges & continuing on with infrastructure developments in the Galwan Valley area, here is a composite image stitched together to show various crossover points that appear when observed by satellites in the area"

🔗 d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_):

Conflict Observer on June 19, 2020:
— "Images by 🇦🇺 Nathan Ruser spotted a camp at Galwan Valley FaceOff on 22.05.2020
— Images by Reuters spot debris in the area on 16.06.2020
— India said China set up a temp structure that led to the clash, media said the Indian Army Col burnt it down

Composite image below"

🔗 d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_)

Conflict Observer on June 19, 2020:
— "Adding this comparison between the 9-16 of June as well that shows the camp did indeed leave some time between may & june but debris arrived instead at the same spot --- via Reuters"

🔗 d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_)

Conflict Observer on June 19, 2020:
— "Lastly a camp there treated as a forward outpost makes a lot of sense since its "line of sight" would allow either side to watch the other's activities in the area, the only issue is this patch of land lies in India as per the China claim line"

🔗 d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_)

Conflict Observer on June 20, 2020:
— "Image dated 18 June 2020 shows what the onground situation at the Galwan Valley Face Off point was 48 hours ago"

🔗 d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_)

— A Good Summary over the Last week tensions between India and PRC.

🇰🇷 South Korean Media, Yonhap News:
— North Korea reinstalling propaganda loudspeakers at border: sources

From yesterday, June 21, 2020

🇰🇷 Yonhap News | Unification ministry to upgrade computer system to better cope with cyberattacks from N. Korea | 21-06-20
— "The unification ministry plans to upgrade its computer system to strengthen security against possible cyberattacks from North Korea and other hackers, officials said Sunday.

The move comes a year after hackers posing as the ministry sent emails with malicious codes to reporters covering the ministry and other related people. Hacking experts said at the time that North Korea was believed to be behind the attacks.

Earlier this month, the ministry announced a bid to pursue the upgrade, saying, "Intelligent cyberattacks with highly advanced hacking technology are on the rise." "

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200621000900325

🇯🇵 Nikkei Asian Review | Lagging China and the US, Japan to beef up cyberdefense | 20-06-20
— "Japan's Ministry of Defense will expand its Cyber Defense Unit by 30% to nearly 300 people by next spring as increasing cyberattacks worldwide have spotlighted Japan's lack of readiness, especially in the military cybersecurity realm. The ministry will also step up recruitment of cybersecurity experts.

With the U.S. and China vying for supremacy in cybersecurity, Japan's lax defense posture could affect its alliance with Washington, analysts warn.

The CDU currently has 220 members from the Japanese Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. Even with the planned increase to 290 members by next spring, the unit will be much smaller than its American or Chinese counterparts."

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Lagging-China-and-the-US-Japan-to-beef-up-cyberdefense

#Archive
— Cyber war is now a Trending topic in Asia.

Link:
— https://archive.is/CGSWb

Conflict Observer, minutes ago:
— "USAF B-52Hs DEWAY21 & 22 departed Eielson AFB, Alaska to a point in the Philippine Sea, possibly to conduct operations with a Carrier Strike Group nearby. Following the task, both bombers will fly directly home to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana via the North Pacific."

🔗 Aircraft Spots (@AircraftSpots)

Time | U.S. Naval Buildup in Indo-Pacific Seen as Warning to China | 12-06-20
— "For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.

The unusual simultaneous appearance of the three warships, accompanied by Navy cruisers, destroyers, fighter jets and other aircraft, comes as the U.S. escalates criticism of Beijing’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, its moves to impose greater control over Hong Kong and its campaign to militarize human-made islands in the South China Sea.

“There have been some indications in Chinese writings that the United States was hit hard by COVID-19, that military preparedness was low, so perhaps there is an effort by the United States to signal China that it should not miscalculate,” said Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “The Chinese will definitely portray this as an example of U.S. provocations, and as evidence that the U.S. is a source of instability in the region.” "

https://time.com/5852710/u-s-aircraft-carriers-indo-pacific-china/

#Vietnam #China #SouthChinaSea

China infiltrated into Vietnam's EEZ with a survey vessel through waters claimed by Vietnam.

China claims the oil reserves as their own. Chinese vessel Haiyang  Dizhi 4 moving toward Vietnamese waters on June 14, and past later within 200 nautical miles of Vietnam’s coast.

@ISCResearch

#Taiwan #SouthChinaSea
#OSINT #Military #China

🇹🇼 TAIWAN – Taiwanese marines have been temporarily deployed to the Pratas Islands, also known as Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea amid reports, Chinese military plans to conduct drills in the area in August, a defense official confirmed Monday.

@ISCResearch

— Border = Senkakus

CNBC | South Yemen separatists seize remote island from Saudi-backed government | 21-06-20
— "Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government which condemned the action as coup.

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) declared self rule in the south in April, complicating U.N. efforts to forge a permanent ceasefire in a war that has separatists and the government fighting as nominal allies in a Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi group, who control the north.

On Saturday, the STC announced it had seized government facilities and military bases on the main island of Socotra, a sparsely populated archipelago which sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes."

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/21/yemen-separatists-seize-remote-island-from-saudi-backed-government.html