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China Rebukes Western Arms Firms for ‘Sink-the-Ship’ Animations, Saying ‘You Wish’
China’s defence ministry publicly reprimanded several foreign defence contractors for producing animated videos showing Chinese naval vessels being sunk, calling the material "self‑indulgent" and telling makers "You wish!" A Swedish firm removed its clip after the ministry’s protest, underscoring the diplomatic sensitivities around defence marketing that portrays Chinese forces as adversaries.
Japan Moves to Government‑Own, Contractor‑Run Munitions Plants as It Rebuilds Defence Industrial Base
Japan is considering a GOCO model — government ownership of munitions plants with private contractors operating them — to guarantee ammunition supply in a crisis. The plan, part of a broader defence‑industry reorganisation, is being coordinated with revisions to national security documents and reflects lessons from global ammunition shortages since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Japan’s Quiet Rearmament: How a Surge in ‘Security Aid’ Is Remaking Its Regional Role
Japan’s OSA security‑aid programme has expanded rapidly in scale and scope, with the 2026 budget jumping to 18.1 billion yen and recipient lists growing across the Indo‑Pacific. Originally framed as non‑lethal capacity‑building, OSA is being used to normalise overseas defence ties, create defence industrial linkages and potentially open the door to more offensive exports if legal constraints are loosened.