On September 15, military media "Navy News" disclosed satellite images showing that Shanghai Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard is building a vessel suspected to be the world's first unmanned submarine mother ship, which features a dock, lift cradle and hangar, and is estimated to be able to carry about four large unmanned submarines.
Ruoyu Duan, an Oregon resident who formerly served in the US Army, pleaded guilty on September 16 to charges of conspiracy to gather and transmit national defense information. Between 2021 and 2025, he conspired with others to collect sensitive military information related to US military combat capabilities, including weapon system information, and transferred it to individuals within China.
On September 11, Foreign Affairs magazine published an analysis stating that the artificial intelligence and robotics revolution is reshaping the global economic and geopolitical landscape. The article warns that China is leading the AI and robotics industry through state subsidies and massive domestic demand, turning it into a tool for economic dumping, geopolitical pressure, and military advantage, which may exacerbate crises in democratic countries and further consolidate authoritarian regimes.
On September 14, 2026, a military supply station in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, owing workers’ wages, had several workers hang a banner reading “Military Supply Station, Return My Blood‑Sweat Money” at the station’s gate, publicly demanding immediate wage settlement. No police presence was seen on site; after persisting for several hours, the workers left without receiving an immediate response.
On September 10, 2026, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (referred to as "Stoltenberg" in the text) said in a public speech in Berlin, Germany that if China takes military action against Taiwan or other areas of the first island chain, Xi Jinping will first call Russian President Putin, using Russia's power in Europe to constrain NATO. Stoltenberg emphasized that Indo‑Pacific and European security are increasingly interlinked, the United States feels its military resources are being stretched, and Europe must take on more conventional defence responsibilities. The remarks aim to warn the West of the risk of simultaneous pressure on the Indo‑Pacific and European fronts.
A 15-year-old female student at Luancheng Middle School in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, who scored 736, was repeatedly forced by the school to cut and straighten her naturally curly hair, and was harassed and denied entry. Just 7 days after enrolling, she suffered a mental breakdown and jumped to her death. Her family later protested at the school gate with a petition, and special police were stationed at the scene. After the incident was exposed, graduates and netizens revealed that the school has long had extreme regulations, such as not providing seats in the cafeteria, forcing students to eat standing up, and implementing militarized management.
On September 11, the South China Morning Post cited expert judgment to confirm that the large drone that has recently received attention is the WZ-X stealth drone. This model has a wingspan of about 52 meters and a size close to the US military's B-2 stealth bomber. It is regarded as an intercontinental high-altitude long-endurance intelligence reconnaissance drone. It was previously identified by US defense websites through satellite imagery at the Malan Air Force Test Site in Xinjiang in May 2025. Chinese officials have not commented on this.
China is accelerating the promotion of the militarized application of humanoid robots. On September 7, according to Reuters, after reviewing over a hundred Chinese military procurement records, academic research, and official documents, it was found that China's defense system is accelerating the exploration of the battlefield application of humanoid robots. Related research has significantly accelerated since 2025, focusing on core areas such as robot perception, perception, manipulation, and training data. In specific scenarios, the state... #China
Taiwan establishes a US‑supported cyber unit to hunt hidden military threats. On September 7, the South China Morning Post reported that the Taiwanese military plans to form a “Cyber Threat Hunting Team” to proactively search for infiltrators and backdoors lurking in military networks and critical infrastructure. According to reports, Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Communications allocated NT$95.93 million in the 2027 budget for forming the team and inviting foreign experts to Taiwan for training... #USA
President Trump spoke with Russian President Putin by phone to discuss the mediation of the Russia-Ukraine war, stating that both sides are willing to reach an agreement, and mentioning that 25,000 people died in the war last month.
The prime ministers of Russia and North Korea attended the opening ceremony of the Tumannaya River cross-border highway bridge via video link. The bridge, five kilometres long, is a cross-border infrastructure project of the two countries. The Chinese side was not invited to the ceremony, and the bridge's physical height and design have sparked external discussion about its potential to restrict China's Tumon River sea-access channel and its military potential.
A Chinese teenager in his teens flew from China to Jeju Island, South Korea, on August 27. He used a handheld radio on the fourth-floor observation deck of Jeju Airport to listen to communications between the control tower and aircraft for about 90 minutes. The Jeju Provincial Police Agency announced the case on September 15, noting that the teenager's camera contained multiple photos involving two military facilities. He has currently been placed on a departure ban and is under investigation.
Two US aircraft carriers are returning from the Middle East theater to East Asia, one of which is the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the other is the USS Tripoli. The return route passes through the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, with plans to deploy in the South China Sea and near the First Island Chain close to Japan and South Korea, respectively. Previously, the US typically maintained a long-term deployment of one aircraft carrier in East Asia, while the Middle East remains a theater of war requiring protection in the Strait of Hormuz; therefore, the simultaneous return of two carriers is viewed as an unusual military movement.