Hongkonger on City’s Situation: ‘We Cannot Go Back’; World’s Largest Navy Drill Under

[Et Soh]

Hongkonger on City’s Situation: ‘We Cannot Go Back’; World’s Largest Navy Drill Underway in Hawaii



China in Focus


The city of Hong Kong is no longer recognizable. That’s what a number of locals had to say amid the anniversary of its handover from Britain to Beijing. On the other hand, China’s Communist Party leader said the opposite: that the city has risen from the ashes. The world’s largest naval exercise is underway in Hawaii. Troops from 26 nations are joining this year—looking to counter China’s military aggression. Taiwan’s foreign minister highlights his hopes for the island, as it grapples with the threat of invasion. Imposter social media accounts are exposed by a new report. It says the accounts are posing as Texans to attack the state’s rare earth industry online. Shanghai Disney reopens to the public after a months-long closure. But some theme park goers say it’s not the same.

[Standing Wolf]

The exercises in Hawaii are called RIMPAC, and they've been going on at this time of year since 1971. I was working with the base Master-at-Arms force during RIMPAC in '86, and you never wanted to get caught outside during Colors because they played the national anthems of every participating country and you were supposed to stand at attention and salute for all of them. The Japanese anthem alone took several minutes, as I recall.