Donald Trump Jr. released his map on Twitter during America's polling day on Tuesday.The graph shows most countries in red indicating Republican support for a President Trump victory.

But some countries including China, India, Liberia and Mexico are shaded in blue, suggesting that those nations support a Democratic win.

Some US states including California and Maryland are also blue on Mr Trump Jr.s map.

The presidents eldest child tweeted: Okay finally around to making my electoral map prediction.

Omar Abdullah, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, responded to Mr Trump Jr.s tweet.

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He posted: "So much for the friendship with Trump Senior.

Junior has placed India firmly with@JoeBiden&@KamalaHarristhough interestingly Jr. believes J&K & the NorthEast go against the rest of India & will vote Trump.

Someone needs to take his colouring pencils away.

On the map, conflict-struck areas in the northeast of Indian and Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh have been shaded in red.

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The Ladakh region has been the subject of territorial dispute which has seen an escalation of tensions in recent months.

The US blasted China for its aggressive moves along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.

During a press conference, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: "Chinese Communist Party is no friend to democracy.

The United States will stand with the people of India as they face threats to their sovereignty and liberty."

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India and China have been in a standoff in the Ladakh region which has led to escalations of conflict.

Earlier this year, at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with the Chinese military in the region.

It was the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 years.

Shashi Tharoor, Indian Congress party leader and member of parliament, also responded to Donald Trump Jr.s map.

He referenced Prime Minister Nerendra Modis relationship with the US president.

He tweeted: "The price of Namos bromance: Kashmir & the NorthEast cut off from the rest of India, &the whole filthy" place relegated by Don Jr to the realm of hostiles, along with China&Mexico.

So much for the crores spent on obsequious serenading stadium events!"

Mr Tharoor was making a reference to President Trumps previous comments in which he described Indias air as filthy.

But Abdul Basit, former Pakistan High Commissioner to India, said Mr Trump Jr.s map was encouraging.

He tweeted: "Good. Jammu and Kashmir is shown as part of Pakistan. Very encouraging."

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China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released footage of a recently conducted live-fire drill. The exercise, which was to practice operating a new anti-air weaponry system in Guangdong, has sparked World War 3 fears. A video posted by Chinese state-affiliated media company, Global Times, demonstrated the capabilities of the eastern state amid reports of military talks with the US for crisis communication.

According to Global Times, several vehicle-mounted antiaircraft artillery systems were used.

They can be seen firing at the same time in the video.

The artillery shoots up to 10 bullets a second.

This creates a "net" of fire for a split second.

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The PLA's 75th Group Army were responsible for holding the live-fire drill in Guangdong.

Group armies are comparable to a US division rather than a corps.

They are made up of various modern units such as infantry, artillery, armoured signal, antichemical warfare, engineer, air defence, air, and electronic countermeasure units.

The 75th Army military headquarters is located in Kunming City, Yunnan Province.

China and the US held a video conference meeting about military crisis communication this week, according to Chinese defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian.

This comes after US Defence Secretary Mark Esper was forced to deny reports that America was studying a plan to attack the South China Sea using a drone in the event that the presidential election was not looking favourable for Donald Trump.

Tensions between the two militaries have been high regarding the South China Sea this year.

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Mr Esper said the United States has no intention of creating a military crisis with the Chinese".

Mr Wu added: "We urge the U.S. to walk the talk, keep its promise, and take measures to prevent provoking China military in the air and sea."

The Defence Secretary has been touring Asia with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to urge countries to cooperate with the US to confront the security threats posed by China.

China has criticised the fellow superpower for having a Cold War mentality and zero-sum mindset.

A Pentagon statement about the meeting read: The two sides agreed on the importance of establishing mechanisms for timely communication during a crisis, as well as the need to maintain regular communication channels to prevent crisis and conduct post-crisis assessment."

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The US election 2020 has broken records in terms of early voters.

In total, more than 100 million ballots were cast before election day this year equating to more than 72 percent of the total number of early votes cast in 2016.

The US Elections Project, which has tracked the total number of early votes cast in person or via absentee ballots, found 44.9 percent of these early voters were registered Democrats.

This compares to 30.5 percent who were registered as Republicans.

Of the remaining early votes, the US Elections Project found 23.9 had no registered party affiliation and 0.7 percent of voters were registered with minor candidates.

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As Floridas votes are counted Betfair has predicted Mr Trump to win the election.

Betfair spokesperson Darren Hughes said: "In an utterly remarkable turn of events, Donald Trump is now the favourite to win the US Election, for the first time since August, and the shortest price he has ever been since being first elected in 2016.

"Likely victories in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Georgia have driven the incumbent President to strong favouritism, leaving challenger Joe Biden floundering.

"While theres a long way to go, Trump is now firmly in the driving seat."

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper visited New Delhi for talks. On Tuesday they agreed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) which will see the US and India share military intelligence.

Both America and India have been unnerved by Chinas growing assertiveness across Asia.

However the move was condemned as provocative by Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for Chinas foreign ministry.

On Wednesday he attacked the new agreement commenting: What it upholds is nothing but the dominating role of the United States and its hegemonic system.

We urge certain U.S. politicians to reject the Cold-War and zero-sum game mentality, and stop making erroneous moves like hyping up the so-called 'China threat,' sowing discord between regional countries, and undercutting regional peace and stability.

We always hold that bilateral relations between countries should be conducive to regional peace, stability and development and should not undermine the legitimate rights and interests of any third party.

All visions on regional cooperation should be in line with the trend of the times, which is peace, development and win-win cooperation.

Relations between the US and China have declined sharply over the past few years with the two clashing on a number of issues.

Washington and Beijing have rowed over trade, COVID-19, Hong Kong, the South China Sea and Chinas treatment of its Uyghur minority.

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Following the deal with India Mr Pompeo said: Our leaders and our citizens see with increasing clarity that the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] is no friend to democracy, the rule of law, transparency, nor to freedom of navigation, the foundation of a free and open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

China has been governed as a dictatorship by the CCP since the countrys long civil war ended in 1949.

Whilst India has historically avoided international alliances tensions with Beijing have forced it to reassess this position.

In June 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a clash with their Chinese counterparts along the two countries contested border.

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Chinese casualties were also reported, though Beijing has refused to release an exact figure.

Following the violence a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok, were banned in India on national security grounds.

During his visit to New Delhi Mr Pompeo took part in a ceremony paying tribute to the dead soldiers.

India and China fought a short war over their contested territory in 1962.

As tensions with Beijing have mounted India has strengthened its alliances with the US, Japan and Australia, fellow members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

The four quad powers claim they are committed to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Tensions between Beijing and Washington have also escalated over control of the South China Sea, the worlds busiest shipping lane.

Chinas claim to the region overlaps with those from five of its neighbours.

To demonstrate their rejection of Chinese sovereignty the US, and a number of other western powers, send warships to conduct freedom of navigation patrols through the area.

Beijing has been building military bases on islands, both natural and artificial, in the South China Sea to support its claim.

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On Saturday the North Korean military is expected to hold a mass parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of North Koreas communist party.There is also speculation Kim Jong-un is keen to focus attention on his country ahead of the upcoming US presidential election.

North Korean state media has told scientists and technicians to glorify the great October festival following a new development in the field of national defence.

According to Straits Times US and South Korean intelligence a missile larger than anything North Korea is known to possess being transported near the capital Pyongyang.

An official said: The missile is larger than the one they fired in 2017 and we believe they will showcase that at a military parade on October 10.

In November 2017 North Korea test fired the Hwasong-15, currently its largest in-service missile.

Experts have suggested the missile is capable of ranging the entirety of the US mainland.

Speaking to The Sun Online Dr Ramon Pacheco-Pardo, an international relations associate professor at Kings College London, said North Korea could display a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Saturday.

He commented: I think they will unveil something new, intelligence tells us that it probably will be an ICBM.

From what we know, there are indications they are working hard on a new ICBM and that is more threatening to the US.

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At the very least in unveiling a new ICBM you would expect the range to be better.

The range of the current missiles is estimated to reach the whole of the US land mass. But we don't know for sure.

In a sense, any lingering doubts over whether their missiles can reach the US would be gone with a new ICBM.

Dr Pacheco-Pardo said Saturday would be the perfect time for North Korea to unveil a new weapon, coming on both an important internal anniversary and ahead of the US presidential election.

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Satellite analysis by 38 North, a group which monitors events in North Korea, suggest missile carrying vehicles have arrived at the Mirim Parade Training Ground ahead of Saturdays parade.

The group also claims work has taken place to strengthen a key bridge along the parade route.

Speaking to The Sun Online Tom Plant, a nuclear weapons expert at the Royal United Services Institute, argued North Korea is likely to unveil a new missile soon but it may not be over the weekend.

He commented: North Korea has a pretty good heritage of giving the incoming US President something to think about so it pushes them up the agenda.

Whether they do that now, or they until November - who knows.

But they certainly have an interest in doing something, I would be surprised if we do not see something of that nature over the next three to four months.

He continued: The North Korea issue is not going away, and its going to get harder to resolve as times goes on.

North Korea was founded in 1948 out of the part of Korea taken by the Soviet Union after WWII.

The United States controlled area formed the rival anti-communist, and later democratic, South Korea.

A bitter war from 1950 to 1953 pitted the two countries, and their respective allies, against each other leaving several million dead.

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Chinas Peoples Liberation Army has been releasing reports of military equipment being dropped along its border with India as the two countries prepare to meet.But Indian officials have claimed this is part of Chinas psychological warfare.

Tensions between the two nations have remained high since a clash in June which killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.

India rejected Chinas 1959 claim on its perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the end of last month.

The two sides are set to meet on 12 October in Ladakh at the 7th military commanders meeting.

At the meeting, India is expecting China to present their position on the LAC perception that is said to be central to resolving the stand-off at the fiction points along the border line in Ladakh.

India will be represented by Lieutenant General Harinder Singh who will be leaving his position on 14 October.

He will be joined by the incoming commander Lieutenant General PGK Menon and the foreign ministrys joint secretary Naveen Srivastava.

China will be represented by the South Xinjiang military commander, Major General Liu Lin.

Top military commanders have reportedly said there is no change in the ground situation in Ladakh.

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Both sides face each other at contested points and there has been no pull-back from either the Chinese or Indian forces.

Chinas PLA has produced articles about armed soldiers and artillery guns being airdropped near the contested LAC.

A former Indian Army chief told Hindustan Times: This begets a question as to why did the PLA build roads to their last posts on the perceived LAC if they still have to paradrop military hardware.

It comes after China accused Indian troops of illegally crossing the Himalayan border last month.

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It said Indian forces fired provocative warning shots at patrolling soldiers.

Beijing said its military were forced to take countermeasures.

India rejected the allegations, accusing Chinese forces of firing in the air during the stand-off in the Ladakh region.

A statement from Indias military said: At no stage has the Indian army transgressed across the LAC or resorted to use of any aggressive means, including firing.

India said the PLA tried to approach a forward Indian position near the LAC.

It said Chinese troops fired a few rounds in the air in an attempt to intimidate [our] own troops.

If Indias allegations are true, then it would be the first time in 45 years that gun fire has been shot in the area.

A 1996 deal between the two nations has banned the use of guns and explosives on the LAC.

The two sides have fought only one war in 1962 when Indian were defeated.

The contested LAC is poorly defined due to rivers, lakes and snow caps which can cause the line to shift.

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Meanwhile, in a clear indication of the seriousness which Taiwan itself is taking the situation, its defence ministry today said its armed forces had held anti-landing drills on one of its offshore islands close to China. China itself last week staged a series of military exercises in which 19 jets crossed the median line, which runs down the Taiwan Straits.

We will do whatever it takes to thwart their efforts

Senior Colonel Tan Kefei

The drills were seen as a clear message to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who was hosting a visit from US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment in a move which has enraged Beijing.

Speaking yesterday, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, told reporters: "The island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party has disregarded the safety and well-being of Taiwan compatriots in its efforts to secede and stir up confrontation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

"This scheme for secession has damaged peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, and it is doomed to fail.

"If Taiwan separatist forces dare to attempt Taiwan's secession under any circumstances, we will do whatever it takes to thwart their efforts."

Tan was speaking after Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, said there was no such thing as a "median line", dismissing the concept as one which had been created by the US military in the mid-20th century, raising the ominous prospect of further encroachment.

Separately, Su Xiaohui, deputy director of the China Institute of International Studies, told China Central Television that the US and Taiwan separatists are changing the status quo and "tipping the scale" in the region toward their goal of separating the island from China.

He said: "Some Taiwan separatists and US strategists have grown complacent and believed the arbitrary 'median line' is a red line that China dare not cross. They are sorely mistaken.

"China's official rejection of the existence of the 'median line' will shatter the illusion that the PLA does not have the capability or the will to conduct routine exercises in the region and reunify the country by force."

Also speaking to CCTV, military commentator Song Xiaojun, a military commentator for China Central Television, warned: "If the situation in the Taiwan Straits keeps deteriorating, China may take more extensive, necessary measures to safeguard national sovereignty."

Meanwhile, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said the drills to repel a landing took place on the Matsu archipelago, which lies just offshore the Chinese city of Fuzhou.

In a post on its Facebook page, it said: "Whether the engine of a fighter plane or the rumbling of artillery, it is a reassuring sound for the national army that is defending the homeland."

The drills took place across the archipelago involving the use of cannons and machine guns, the ministry said, accompanied by pictures of the exercises.

The ministry added: "Please give the greatest applause to these officers and soldiers!

"Be our strongest backers!"

Taiwan has held Matsu, along with Kinmen further down the coast, since defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese civil war.

When Taiwan and China last clashed in 1958 it was around the two islands, with Chinese forces carrying out more than a month of bombardments, including naval and air battles.

Today the islands are popular tourist destinations, although Taiwan maintains a sizeable military presence.

Both are regarded as likely targets for Chinese invasion in any war with Taiwan due to their closeness to China.

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Meanwhile, in a clear indication of the seriousness which Taiwan itself is taking the situation, its defence ministry today said its armed forces had held anti-landing drills on one of its offshore islands close to China. China itself last week staged a series of military exercises in which 19 jets crossed the median line, which runs down the Taiwan Straits.

The drills were seen as a clear message to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who ws hosting visit from US Under Secretry of Stte for Economic Growth, Energy, nd the Environment in move which hs enrged Beijing.

Speking yesterdy, Senior Colonel Tn Kefei, spokesmn for Chins Ministry of Ntionl Defense, told reporters: The islnds ruling Democrtic Progressive Prty hs disregrded the sfety nd well-being of Tiwn comptriots in its efforts to secede nd stir up confronttion between the Chinese minlnd nd Tiwn.

This scheme for secession hs dmged pece nd stbility in the Tiwn Strits, nd it is doomed to fil.

Similar military exercises on the island of Pingtung last year (Image: GETTY)

Senior Colonel Tan Kefei (Image: NC)

If Tiwn seprtist forces dre to ttempt Tiwns secession under ny circumstnces, we will do whtever it tkes to thwrt their efforts.

Tn ws speking fter Wng Wenbin, spokesmn for Chins Foreign Ministry, sid there ws no such thing s medin line, dismissing the concept s one which hd been creted by the US militry in the mid-20th century, rising the ominous prospect of further encrochment.

Seprtely, Su Xiohui, deputy director of the Chin Institute of Interntionl Studies, told Chin Centrl Television tht the US nd Tiwn seprtists re chnging the sttus quo nd tipping the scle in the region towrd their gol of seprting the islnd from Chin.

The latest exercises simulated soldiers attempts to repel an invasion (Image: GETTY)

He sid: Some Tiwn seprtists nd US strtegists hve grown complcent nd believed the rbitrry medin line is red line tht Chin dre not cross. They re sorely mistken.

Chins officil rejection of the existence of the medin line will shtter the illusion tht the PLA does not hve the cpbility or the will to conduct routine exercises in the region nd reunify the country by force.

Also speking to CCTV, militry commenttor Song Xiojun, militry commenttor for Chin Centrl Television, wrned: If the sitution in the Tiwn Strits keeps deteriorting, Chin my tke more extensive, necessry mesures to sfegurd ntionl sovereignty.

Military drills show how seriously Taiwan takes the prospect of invasion (Image: GETTY)

Taiwan itself has a large military force (Image: GETTY)

Menwhile, Tiwns Defence Ministry sid the drills to repel lnding took plce on the Mtsu rchipelgo, which lies just offshore the Chinese city of Fuzhou.

In post on its Fcebook pge, it sid: Whether the engine of fighter plne or the rumbling of rtillery, it is ressuring sound for the ntionl rmy tht is defending the homelnd.

The drills took plce cross the rchipelgo involving the use of cnnons nd mchine guns, the ministry sid, ccompnied by pictures of the exercises.

Matsu and Kinmen are regarded as vulnerable to invasion (Image: GETTY)

The ministry dded: Plese give the gretest ppluse to these officers nd soldiers!

Be our strongest bckers!

Tiwn hs held Mtsu, long with Kinmen further down the cost, since defeted Ntionlist forces fled to Tiwn in 1949 t the end of the Chinese civil wr.

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen (Image: GETTY)

When Tiwn nd Chin lst clshed in 1958 it ws round the two islnds, with Chinese forces crrying out more thn month of bombrdments, including nvl nd ir bttles.n>

Tody the islnds re populr tourist destintions, lthough Tiwn mintins sizeble militry presence.

Both re regrded s likely trgets for Chinese invsion in ny wr with Tiwn due to their closeness to Chin.

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Hamburg, Germany 4 September 2020. Strategy game development studio Dorado Games and their publisher Bytro Labs are proud to launch Conflict of Nations: WW3 for iOS and Android mobile devices.

Conflict of Nations: WW3 is a free-to-play Long Term Strategy (LTS) game where modern global warfare is waged in real-time between up to 100 players in campaigns spanning days and weeks. Already a hit game on the PC enjoyed by over 1.8 million players, Conflict of Nations can now be played natively on iOS and Android, allowing PC and mobile strategy fans to battle it out in massively-multiplayer warfare scenarios spanning the modern globe.

In Conflict of Nations, players take command of a real-world nation in a struggle for global domination. Units traverse the world map in real time, often taking hours to fulfill their assigned missions and objectives, allowing players to frequently re-visit their running campaigns, taking daily tactical decisions while sending their troops into battle. Each nation must be carefully managed and developed: researching new units, building infrastructure, managing the economy and engaging in diplomacy with other players are essential tools to winning World War III.

Were thrilled to welcome mobile players to Conflict of Nations, says Simon Dotschuweit, Dorado Games Studio Head Whether youre a veteran of countless campaigns or this is your first day on the battlefield, Conflict of Nations is now more accessible than ever before. Use the same account across PC or mobile and youll never be far from the battlefield.

Play Conflict of Nations: WW3 on iOS and Android, join the fight via HTML5 web browser at conflictnations.com, or download and play on Steam.

See the Conflict of Nations mobile launch trailer here, and follow Conflict of Nations on Twitter and Facebook.

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Dorado Games is a video game development studio dedicated to creating digital online games with a focus on deep strategy, appealing to players from all over the world. Founded in Malta in 2011 by a team of game industry veterans whose resumes include Battlestar Online, Eve Online, Codename Panzers and Civilization, the studio is composed of 20+ developers from seven different nations. Released games include Gladiators Online and Conflict of Nations with nearly 2 million registered users. Like their sister company Bytro Labs with whom the latest game was closely developed, Dorado Games is a member of Swedish Stillfront Group AB.

About Bytro

Bytro Labs GmbH is an owner-managed company which develops and publishes technically sophisticated, browser-based and mobile online games including Call of War 1942, Conflict of Nations: World War III (jointly developed with sister company, Dorado Games), Supremacy 1914 and Supremacy 1. Bytros games have been played by over 10 million registered users and are available in 15 different languages. Bytro, part of the Sweden-based global group of gaming studios, Stillfront since 2013, was founded in 2009 by Felix Faber, Tobias Kringe and Christopher Lrken and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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The largest-ever hydrogen bomb blast has been shown in declassified Russian video that sparkedWorld War 3 fears during the Cold War. Tsar Bomba was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built and tested, with more than 3000 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb. Documentary footage labelled "Top Secret" of the test explosion was released by Russian nuclear energy agency Rosatom in connection with the 75th anniversary of the military nuclear industry.

In the video, the explosion was accompanied by an extremely strong bright flash.

At that time, the carrier aircraft was 45km from the release point.

The flash was then followed by a red-orange glow.

Despite the cloudiness of the day, this was reportedly visible in a radius of up to 1,000km.

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At the site of impact, a dust and dirt column could be seen rising from the ground, quickly increasing in size.

A few seconds after the explosion, the diameter of the dust column was about 10km.

A fire dome from the hot explosion was also visible from the plane located 250km from the detonation point.

In the footage, the bright white light can be seen rising slowly, increasing in volume.

The maximum diameter of the dome reached 20km.

Around 40 seconds after the blast, the dome of fire reached an altitude of 30km.

The clean hydrogen bomb was detonated on October 30, 1961 in accordance with the test program for new samples of hydrogen charges.

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The hydrogen charge was developed by a large team of scientists and designers, and manufactured at the enterprises of the Ministry.

For testing, the charge was placed in an aircraft bomb case capable of holding charges with a yield of 100 megatrons or more.

The explosion was planned to be carried out at a high altitude above the ground using a launch aircraft.

Simultaneously with the preparation of the product, there was the preparation of the TU-95, a long-range heavy bomber, capable of carrying a bomb weighing 26 tons.

To determine the heat and shock pulse, measuring instruments were installed on the aircraft.

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Belarus protesters have been filmed fighting back against secret service operators, believed to be part of Russia's KGB.Widespread rallies and demonstrations have been cropping up across the eastern European country following the election.The vote is widely believed to have been rigged in favour of longtime leader,President Alexander Lukashenko, with the help of Vladimir Putin.

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood tweeted a video, saying: "Incredible footage of the KGB attempting the lift a protester -but the people have other ideas. Tensions are rising.

"The UK does not recognise Lukashenkos presidency - as the situation escalates the West should think carefully about pre-empting any Russian aggression."

In the video, plain clothes officers can be seen tackling and apprehending a fleeing protester.

As they attempt to carry him away, a crowd of other demonstrators descends on them, forcing them away.

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Public and political mass events were held in the country.

42 centres of political activity were recorded, according to the Government.

The most active were held in the capital, Minsk.

In total, 32 people were detained throughout the country, pending consideration of cases on administrative violations.

Olga Chemodanova, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus,wrote: "Dear residents of our country! Spend the last weekend of summer with your family and loved ones. Do not take part in illegal street actions, and most importantly, do not involve your children in such events.

"We remind you once again that for participation in unauthorised public events, administrative liability is provided in the form of a fine of up to 30 base units or administrative arrest.

"Do not remain indifferent, take care of yourself and your loved ones! Great weekend to everyone!"

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President Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, has said he has no intention of stepping down and denies electoral fraud.

Mr Putin has said he has formed a police reserve force to intervene in Belarus if necessary, although "it won't be used until the situation gets out of control".

TheUKand other countries have called onBelarusto halt its violent attacks on peaceful protesters.

Britain's embassy in Minsk condemned "the brutal and disproportionate use of force" by police and the "abuse and humiliation of detainees".

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has stated theUKdoes not accept the results of theBelarusianPresidentialelections.

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Back in May 20 Indian soldiers were killed in border clashes with their Chinese counterparts which were fought with metal bars, rocks and clubs.An unconfirmed number of Chinese troops are also believed to have died in the hand-to-hand fighting.

However according to Indias The Print news service, a large concentration of Chinese troops has gathered in the Akasi Chin border region.

Indian military sources told the service this was making the Indian Army cautious about the disengagement process.

They added: There is a fear that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is intentionally delaying the disengagement process to sustain it till winter and then open a new front, possibly in the Northeast.

China withdrew troops from the contested Ladakh area following Mays deadly border clash, but the region remains tense.

Indian media reports satellite images from Shiquanhe in the Tibet Autonomous Region show the build-up of 5,000 Chinese soldiers and their equipment.

Movements were allegedly first detected by Indias EMISAT spy satellites.

In addition to the troops the images purportedly show a large quantity of heavy vehicles and tents.

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Speaking to The Print an Indian Government figure said New Delhi had boosted its own forces in response.

They said: China has built up troops in large numbers.

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China no longer enjoys the surprise factor.

They had the first-mover advantage in Ladakh initially but they have been countered there and everywhere now.

Following Mays deadly clashes anti-Beijing protests broke out across India.

The Indian Government responded by banning a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok, on national security grounds.

Simon Tack, an analysis from the US Stratfor group, emphasised how important the region is for China.

Speaking to the New Zealand Herald he said: Controlling the source and course of rivers that run from Ladakh also provides a great deal of environmental security for China, as the Himalayan mountains in the region are an important source of water to the areas below them on either side.

China initially launched its military push into Ladakh in May, when the region's snow- and ice-covered valleys had just started to thaw.

But as winter begins to settle in November, the entire region will once again be covered in deep snow, which will make a continued build-up of both Chinese infrastructure and troops in Ladakh difficult.

China and India fought a localised month-long war along their contested border in 1962.

The conflict, which left several thousand dead, ended with an uneasy ceasefire.

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The Revolutionary Guard had been bombarding the mock vessel in the hope of "symbolically sinking" it in the Strait of Hormuz prior to re-floating it so it can be reused for similar purposes in the future. However, US naval expert Hal Sutton said all has apparently not gone to plan since the exercise, which was dubbed "Prophet Mohammed 14th".

He added: "It is meant to be reusable and has been symbolically destroyed twice already.

"But now it really has sunk. And in very much the wrong place."

Mr Sutton explained: "It is just outside the harbour entrance to Bandar Abbas, near to the main approach channel.

It is so shallow that other ships face a very real risk of catastrophic damage if they sail over it

Hal Sutton

"It is so shallow that other ships face a very real risk of catastrophic damage if they sail over it.

"In fact, at least as of a couple of days ago, it was partly above water. This is a serious shipping hazard."

Last week's drills saw speedboats swarming round the replica of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, before ground forces launched attacks and a helicopter fired a missile.

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However, the sinking of the vessel appears to halted Iran's hopes of a repeat performance, certainly in the near future.

If the replica has sunk the bottom of the Strait, Mr Sutton told Forbes Iran would not be able to raise it again - and given how shallow the waters are, it has the potential to pose a major hazard to any ships attempting to enter the harbour.

The use of dummy American warships has become an occasional feature of training by Irans Revolutionary Guards and its naval forces.

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In 2015 Iranian missiles hit another mock-up, also resembling a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Tensions between the US and Iran have rocketed since US President Donald Trump withdrew from Irans 2015 Joint Plan of Comprehensive Action (JPOCA) nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions which have severely impacted Tehrans oil exports.

Irans Guards in April vowed to destroy US warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf.

Iranian officials have also repeatedly threatened to block Hormuz if Iran is not able to export oil or if its nuclear sites are attacked.

There have also been regular stand-offs between the Iranian Guards and the US military in the Gulf in recent years.

US officials have said closing the Strait would be crossing a red line and America would take action to reopen it.

Iran cannot legally close the waterway unilaterally because part of it is in Omani territorial waters.

However, ships that sail it pass through Iranian waters, which are under the responsibility of the Irans Guards naval force.

Last year, the Stena Impero, a UK-flagged vessel, was seized by the Revolutionary Guard and detained at Bandar Abbas for two months.

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Asia political expert and author Gordon Chang accused China's President Xi Jinping of using coronavirus to even the playing field for his dreams of world domination. President Xi Jinping and Chinese officials have repeatedly denied that there is any coronavirus conspiracy and that they have willingly spread the deadly disease, however. During an interview with Express.co.uk, Mr Chang claimed President Xi is keen on China dominating the world rather than see a strong influence from the West.

Mr Chang said: "China wants to rule the world.

"First of all it is a communist country and communism is a world-wide revolutionary movement.

"Also, Xi Jinping has been hinting that the world should be ruled by China.

"He talks about these notions of world-wide Chinese rule. And uses the same imagery and the language of Chinese emperors in that regard.

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"Xi Jinping is making it clear that there shouldn't be a Western civilisation of competing states but there should be this global harmony, essentially China ruling the world."

Mr Chang also claimed he believed China had behaved maliciously during the coronavirus crisis and spread the virus willingly, despite the denial from the Chinese Government.

He said: "China maliciously spread this disease beyond its borders.

"We, of course, don't know what was in Xi Jinping's mind.

"But after having seen what the coronavirus did to cripple China, if he wanted to level the playing field by spreading the disease beyond his borders, he would have done exactly what he did do."

Mr Chang also highlighted past instances that suggested this could be the communist leader's future plan.

He said: "His foreign minister Wang Yi in September 2017 wrote an article that said Xi Jinping thought and it is important to remember that a thought in communist party lingo is an important ideological body of work.

"He wrote that Xi Jinping thought he had made innovations on and transcended 300 years of western international relations thinking.

"If you take 2017 and subtract 300 years you almost get to 1648, so along with his time he was referencing the treaty of Westphalia which established the current international order.

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"By use of the word transcended he was saying that he should be no sovereign states or no more of them than China."

Mr Chang concluded that when combined with Xi Jinping's statements it creates a dangerous rhetoric.

Mr Chang said: "When you put this in connection with Xi Jinping's statements using these imperial era notions we have got to be concerned. We have got to be concerned China doesn't want to compete with Britain or the United States. He wants to overthrow that order with world-wide Chinese rule."

Despite the claims, China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming has insited Beijing is willing to work in harmony with the UK.

"It is hard to imagine a global Britain that bypasses or excludes China," he said. "Decoupling from China means decoupling from opportunities, decoupling from growth and decoupling from the future."

The Chinese official added that once the Brexit and COVID-19 issues are dealt with, "there will be unlimited prospects for China-UK co-operation in areas of trade, financial services, science and technology, education and healthcare".

He said he hoped the two countries have "enough wisdom and capabilities" to manage their differences "rather than allowing anti-China forces and Cold War warriors to kidnap the China-UK relationship".

"Great Britain cannot be great without independent foreign policies," he said.

Meanwhile China has consistently urged the United States to stop what it describes as virus slander.

The US should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lies and attacking the country, the Chinese government's top diplomat Wang Yi said in May.

State Councillor Wang, speaking at his annual news conference on the sidelines of China's parliament, expressed his deep sympathies to the United States for the pandemic.

"Regretfully, in addition to the raging coronavirus, a political virus is also spreading in the United States. This political virus is using every opportunity to attack and smear China," said Wang, who is also China's foreign minister. Some politicians have ignored the most basic facts and concocted too many lies about China and plotted too many conspiracies," he added.

"I want to say here: Don't waste precious time any longer, and don't ignore lives," Wang said. "What China and the United States need to do the most is to first learn from each other and share their experience in fighting against the epidemic, and help each country fight it."

"China has always advocated that, as the world's largest developing country and the largest developed country, both of us bear a major responsibility for world peace and development," he said. "China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation, and lose from confrontation."

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The UN holds widespread opposition to extending the measure, but Mike Pompeo will press ahead with efforts to renew the block on Iran. It is the latest shot at Iran from the US, who have levied tariffs against the country through the UN. In January, the US authorised the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act of self-defence, plunging US/Iran relations to new lows.

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The council would mke n bsolute mockery of tht mission if it were to llow the worlds leding stte sponsor of terrorism to buy nd sell wepons openly.n>

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Iran news: The US is pressuring the UN to extend arms embargo (Image: PA)

Mike Pompeo has warned that the UN risks making an absolute mockery of peace efforts without the embargo (Image: PA)

Brin Hook, US/Irn envoy, told the Aspen Security Forum tht the embrgo is necessry to prevent brekout of conflict from Irn.n>n>

He sid: For s long s Irn is llowed to enrich, were going to be hving this discussion: How close is Irn to nucler brekout?n>n>

We need to restore the U.N. Security Council stndrd of no enrichment.n>n>

The US-drfted resolution needs t lest nine votes in fvour to force Russi nd Chin to use their vetoes, which they hve signlled they will do.n>

Mr Pompeo made the remarks ahead of a UN vote on the extention (Image: PA)

Mr Trump pulled out of Irans nuclear deal with the UN in 2018 (Image: PA)

The vote on Irns embrgo is expected to fil, nd UN Security Council members hve lredy signlled their opposition to renewing it.n>n>

But even if the vote fils, Mr Pompeo hs suggested the US will invoke snpbck mechnism restoring ll UN snctions on Irn.n>n>

The mechnism ws envisioned in the 2015 nucler del in the event Irn ws proved to be in violtion of the ccord, under which it received billions of dollrs in snctions relief in exchnge for curbs on its nucler progrm.n>n>

Mr Pompeo dded: One wy or nother we will ensure tht the rms embrgo will be extended.n>n>

Were not going to let the rms embrgo expire on October 18.n>

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Mr Trump pulled out of Irns nucler del with the UN in 2018, nd hs since reimposed penlties on the country.n>n>

In response, Irn hs stepped up urnium enrichment nd hevy wter production to levels well outside the limits imposed in the del.n>n>

But the remining members in the 2015 del hve refused to llow the US to invoke snpbck mesures.n>n>

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The US has reimposed sanctions onto Iran, causing economic hardship (Image: Express)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said: No logic dictates giving into the aggressors demands. (Image: PA)

Irn hs hit out ginst Mr Trumps dministrtion, nd on Fridy refused to reenter tlks with the US.n>n>

Speking out ginst Mr Trumps snctions nd tlks to reduce them, supreme leder Aytollh Ali Khmenei sid: This old mn in chrge, he pprently mde some propgnd use out of his negotitions with North Kore. Now he wnts to use this for the election.n>n>

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Officials confirmed both countries had bowed out of meetings, with one source saying it was not acceptable for the United States to take charge of the overhaul process as it is leaving the WHO. President Trump has been fiercely critical of the United Nations agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and in July announced the US would be pulling out of the WHO.

America will officially withdraw from the body next year.

Mr Trump had claimed the WHO had leaned too close to China, where the novel coronavirus was first detected late last year.

The WHO has dismissed his accusations.

While European leaders have also been critical of the Organisation's handling of the crisis, they have not gone as far as to withdraw their membership.

The departure of Paris and Berlin from the negotiating tables is a major setback for Mr Trump just three months before Americans head to the polls for the November 3 election.

The Republican president had hoped to issue a common roadmap for a sweeping overhaul of the WHO in September.

A senior European official involved in the talks said the US should not lead the meetings if it did not want to remain a member.

They said: "Nobody wants to be dragged into a reform process and getting an outline for it from a country which itself just left the WHO."

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American officials have not said what reforms Washington has sought but an initial reform roadmap proposed by Washington was seen by many of its allies as too critical, with one European official involved in the negotiations describing it as "rude".

Asked to confirm the decision by Paris and Berlin, spokesmen for the government of G7 members Germany, France, Britain and Italy declined to comment.

But France's health ministry said in a statement that it was not the US team's place to "take the lead".

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The ministry said: "The US should not take the lead in the WHO reform process after announcing their intention to leave the organisation."

Asked about the position of France and Germany, a senior Trump administration official said the decision of both countries to quit was regrettable.

The official said: "All members of the G7 explicitly supported the substance of the WHO reform ideas.

"Notwithstanding, it is regrettable that Germany and France ultimately chose not to join the group in endorsing the roadmap."

The talks on WHO reform began about four months ago.

There have been nearly 20 teleconferences between health ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations, and dozens of meetings of diplomats and other officials.

A deal by the G7, which also includes Japan and Canada, would facilitate talks at the G20 and United Nations.

Any changes would have to be agreed with China, Russia and other major governments not in the G7, at a UN meeting.

It is unclear whether a G7 summit in the US, at which President Trump hopes leaders will endorse the roadmap, will now go ahead in September as planned.

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The chilling claims were made by Lt Gen Glen VanHerck as he testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee as part of his confirmation process to be the Commander of US Northern Command. Lt Gen VanHerck currently serves as director of the Joint Staff in the Pentagon.

He told the hearing on Tuesday that he expects a "full challenge" from America's adversaries if he is approved for the top level position.

At at the front of the pack, he said, would be Russia and China.

He discussed how the US has found itself in a new situation as both Moscow and Beijing work to find ways to challenge America's global military dominance.

Lt Gen VanHerck said the national security challenge faced by the US today is more serious than it has been in more than three decades.

He also said America's foes, particularly China and Russia had been closely "watching" the US to plan their next moves.

He told senators: "Over 32 years of service, I don't think I've ever seen as strategic and dynamic a national security challenge as we have today.

"Over the last three decades, our competitors and potential adversaries have watched the United States and our way of deterring and our way of competing and our way of conflict.

"They have taken the opportunity to adapt to that environment by watching us, specifically China and Russia, across all domains."

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He went on to single out Russia, which he says boasts sophisticated submarines which can carry weapons capable of hitting the US

He added: "Russia develops strategic capabilities, such as their submarines, which now are a significant challenge for tracking and pose the potential for cruise missiles that can strike the homeland."

And he warned that China would follow the Russians down the same route.

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He said the Chinese "will do the same" as the Russians "in the not so distant future as they continue to develop their capabilities and become more expeditionary."

His warning comes days after Russia's strongman president said the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their final phase of testing.

President Putin, who says he does not want an arms race, has often spoken of a new generation of Russian nuclear weapons that he says are unequalled and can hit almost anywhere in the world.

Some Western experts have questioned how advanced they are.

The weapons, some of which have yet to be deployed, include the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, designed to be carried by submarines, and the Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, which can be deployed on surface ships.

Meanwhile China has also been busy investing in new defence systems and earlier this year showcased two new submarines.

The vessels are capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

The country's navy deployed the latest additions back in April.

The subs shore up the third leg of China's nuclear triad - which is based on air, land and sea defence systems.

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Bck in My 20 Indin soldiers were killed in border clshes with their Chinese counterprts which were fought with metl brs, rocks nd clubs.An unconfirmed number of Chinese troops re lso believed to hve died in the hnd-to-hnd fighting.n>

However ccording to Indis The Print news service, lrge concentrtion of Chinese troops hs gthered in the Aksi Chin border region.

Indin militry sources told the service this ws mking the Indin Army cutious bout the disenggement process.

They dded: There is fer tht the Peoples Libertion Army (PLA) is intentionlly delying the disenggement process to sustin it till winter nd then open new front, possibly in the Northest.

Chin withdrew troops from the contested Ldkh re following Mys dedly border clsh, but the region remins tense.n>

China has reportedly deployed extra troops to its Indian border (Image: GETTY)

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in border clashes in May (Image: GETTY)

Indin medi reports stellite imges from Shiqunhe in the Tibet Autonomous Region show the build-up of 5,000 Chinese soldiers nd their equipment.

Movements were llegedly first detected by Indis EMISAT spy stellites.

In ddition to the troops the imges purportedly show lrge quntity of hevy vehicles nd tents.

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Anti-Beijing protest in India (Image: GETTY)

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Speking to The Print n Indin Government figure sid New Delhi hd boosted its own forces in response.

They sid: Chin hs built up troops in lrge numbers.

We, too, hve brought in lrge number of troops into the Ldkh sector.

The tlks re very protrcted, nd it seems Chin is intentionlly drgging them.DONT MISSn>

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Chinese forces have reportedly been reinforced along the Indian border (Image: GETTY)

India has responded to Chinas move with its own military buildup (Image: GETTY)

Chin no longer enjoys the surprise fctor.

They hd the first-mover dvntge in Ldkh initilly but they hve been countered there nd everywhere now.

Following Mys dedly clshes nti-Beijing protests broke out cross Indi.

The Indin Government responded by bnning number of Chinese pps, including TikTok, on ntionl security grounds.n>

Simon Tck, n nlysis from the US Strtfor group, emphsised how importnt the region is for Chin.

Speking to the New Zelnd Herld he sid: Controlling the source nd course of rivers tht run from Ldkh lso provides gret del of environmentl security for Chin, s the Himlyn mountins in the region re n importnt source of wter to the res below them on either side.

Chin initilly lunched its militry push into Ldkh in My, when the regions snow- nd ice-covered vlleys hd just strted to thw.n>

India and China fought a short border was in 1962 (Image: GETTY)

But s winter begins to settle in November, the entire region will once gin be covered in deep snow, which will mke continued build-up of both Chinese infrstructure nd troops in Ldkh difficult.n>

Chin nd Indi fought loclised month-long wr long their contested border in 1962.n>

The conflict, which left severl thousnd ded, ended with n unesy cesefire.n>

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The South China is a highly contested area with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines all laying claim to parts of the archipelago. In recent weeks, the US has increased its military presence in the region.

Diplomatic relations between the nations, which have laid claim to the islands, are already extremely strained.

China has recently constructed several military bunkers on some of the atolls, sparking fears of a World War 3 outbreak.

And now, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has issued an alarming warning to Beijing and called for other nations to counter against China.

Writing on Twitter, Mr Pompeo said: The United States policy is crystal clear: the South China Sea is not Chinas maritime empire.

If Beijing violates international law and free nations do nothing, history shows the CCP will simply take more territory.

China Sea disputes must be resolved through international law.

Back in May, Independence-class US Navy littoral combat ships were spotted patrolling the much-disputed South China Sea.

The US Air Force and Marines conducted training exercises in the area with three submarines joining ships and aircraft in the nearby Philippine Sea.

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The actions are thought to be a reaction to Chinese harassment of ships drilling for resources in nearby waters.

Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, said at the time: The versatility and flexibility of Independence-variant littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Southeast Asia is a game-changer.

Like Montgomerys previous operations, Gabrielle Giffords operations near West Capella (the drillship) demonstrate the depth of capability the US Navy has available in the region.

There is no better signal of our support for a free and open Indo-Pacific than positive and persistent US Naval engagement in this region.

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Earlier today, a South China Sea expert Hu Bo warned of a potential conflict between the US and China is on the cards.

Speaking to CGTN, the Director of the Center for Maritime Strategy Research said: "Although the US has been trying to decouple from China in other areas, they are still closely connected.

"The chances of a large-scale conflict happening are small.

"But a medium or small-scale conflict is possible, such as two warships hitting each other or occasional crossfire since the two countries warships and aircraft encounter each other."

Over recent weeks, China has confronted several foreign ships passing through the region.

Last week, five Australian warships arrived in the region to show support for US and Japanese militaries.

However, they were stopped by Chinese vessels after it was reported Beijing had test-fired live weapons nearby.

Commodore Michael Harris, commander of the Australian Joint Task Group, said: "The opportunity to work alongside the US and Japanese is invaluable.

"Maintaining security and safety at sea requires navies to be able to co-operate seamlessly.

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Chinas ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, warned the UK it would pay the price if it shunned Beijing.Mr Xiaoming was remarking on the heated disputes over the Hong Kong tech giant Huawei and the alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

He said Britain was at a critical historical juncture in how it wanted to treat China.

The Chinese ambassador also appeared to reference Donald Trumps administration by cautioning the UK against allowing Cold War warriors to further damage relations.

Mr Xiaoming was speaking at a live news conference broadcast on Twitter when he made his remarks.

He rejected any claims made about the abuses towards Uighur Muslims.

During the conference, he also criticised the Governments decision to exclude Huawei from the UKs 5G network.

He also urged the UK not to interfere with Chinas affairs in Hong Kong.

He said: These actions have seriously poisoned the atmosphere of the China-UK relationship.

China respects UK sovereignty and has never interfered in the UKs internal affairs.

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It is important the UK will do the same - namely, respect Chinas sovereignty and stop interfering in Hong Kongs affairs, which are Chinas internal affairs, so as to avoid further damage to the China-UK relationship.

Mr Xiaoming said his comments were intended to threaten nobody.

He added: We just let you know the consequences.

People regard some of my remarks as threatening words.

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I think they quote my remarks out of context.

But, if you do not want to be our partners and our friends, you want to treat China as a hostile country, you will pay the price.

That means you will lose the benefits of treating China as opportunities, as friends.

And you will bear the consequences of treating China as a hostile country.

Mr Trumps administration has encouraged allies to distance themselves from Beijing.

Britains Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the UK-China relations would not return to normal amid the disputes between the two countries.

The Chinese ambassador urged the UK not to follow in the footsteps of other countries.

Mr Xiaoming said: Its our hope that the UK would resist the pressure and coercion from a certain country and provide an open, fair, transparent and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese investment so as to bring back the confidence of Chinese business in the UK.

He added: Its hard to imagine a global Britain that bypasses or excludes China.

Decoupling from China means decoupling from opportunities, decoupling from growth and decoupling from the future.

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