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China's support for Russia will be a primary topic, along with war in the Middle East and tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's naval diplomacy mission has expanded to meet foreign policy needs. As the WHO debates a new global health governance framework, Taiwan is left out of the discussion - to the detriment of future antipandemic efforts. The Strategic Support Force is no more, and its functions are being separated into three separate arms: the Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, and Information Support Force. Central Military Commission Vice Chair Zhang Youxia said China's territorial sovereignty "brooks no infringement" and "cannot be challenged." Japan's minister of defense said the cause was still being investigated, but called a mid-air collision a "high possibility." It has been almost 80 years since Mongolia switched to using the Cyrillic alphabet. Why is the government now promoting the traditional bichig script? Representative Mike Gallagher's surprise resignation will create a leadership vacuum in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, which he chaired. Insights from Naoko Aoki. Conventional wisdom suggests that economic development driven by a hegemonic power leads to economic prosperity and peace. That may no longer be true. Can the leaders of the two countries part ways with their respective predecessors? What comes next?
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