Lion Comment: The United States has carried out thousands of drone attacks, from attacks on non-state actors such as Al Qaeda to the killing of Iranian General Soleimani in January this year; Turkey, Nigeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia , UAE, Azerbaijan and Armenia all used armed drones in the war, especially when dealing with tanks and artillery, and achieved great results. The
drone warfare is likely to become more common in the coming years. Before 2011, only three countries in the world had armed drones: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel. Now 18 countries have acquired armed drones. Eleven of them purchased armed drones from China.
During the same period, the United States only exported armed drones to one country-France. The United States has the most advanced drones in the world and a large number of interested buyers. However, the voluntary export control system established in 1987 severely restricted its ability to sell armed drones.
In July 2020, the Trump administration classified drones such as "Predator" and "Reaper" with speeds of less than 800 kilometers per hour as the second type of weapon system, making it easier to export.
On the 2nd and 22nd, the G20 summit joint communiqué pointed out that it will help African countries to fight the epidemic crisis and ensure that vaccines and medicines are affordable and fair access to all parts of the world.
Lion Comment: The leaders of the G20 countries will ensure that vaccines and medicines for the 2019-nCoV disease are affordable and fair to all parts of the world to avoid the exclusion of poor countries.
On the 22nd, German Chancellor Merkel stated that only through global cooperation can global challenges such as the new crown pandemic be overcome. To fight the epidemic, every country must have access to and afford vaccines. She called on all countries to support the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization’s "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" (COVAX) to ensure that vaccines can be distributed fairly globally. But the plan still lacks large amounts of funds.
3. On the 18th, the Ministry of Finance of China issued 4 billion euros of negative interest rate sovereign bonds, which were snapped up by international investors.
Lion Comment: On the 18th, the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China successfully issued 4 billion euro sovereign bonds. Among them, the 5-year period is 750 million euros, and the issuance yield rate is -0.152%; the 10-year period is 2 billion euros, and the issuance yield rate is 0.318%; the 15-year period is 1.25 billion euros, and the issuance rate is 0.664%.
is issued at a premium for the 5-year period, with a coupon of 0%, and is the first to achieve a negative interest rate issuance. International investors have actively subscribed, and the order scale has reached 4.5 times the issuance volume. The investor base is rich, covering central banks, sovereign funds, super-sovereign and pension funds, asset management and banks.
The market accepts China’s negative interest rate sovereign bonds denominated in euros, indicating that investors expect the euro interest rate to have further downside. These investors can sell negative interest rate bonds at lower yields (that is, higher bond prices) to obtain positive returns .
After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the European Central Bank's monetary easing was once again increased, and negative interest rates prevailed in the euro zone. The yield on German 5-year government bonds was -0.76% on November 18.
International investors snapped up China’s sovereign bonds, which also reflected their optimism about China’s economic prospects and more confidence in China’s economy.
4, 16th, the US "Defense News" reported that the US Army's heavy combat robots have entered the full-speed production stage, and the first batch of 350 units will be purchased.
Lion Comment: The US Army wants a 700-pound (about 317 kg) system that can carry various sensors and payloads to support various missions. In November 2019, the contract awarded by the US Army to FLIR requires the provision of "General Robot System-Heavy", which may be worth as much as US$109 million.
FLIR has also provided more than 250 "Centaur" unmanned ground vehicles for the US Army, Air Force and Navy, with a total value of US$32 million.
In future battles, machines may be contested, and countries are compared with technological level and economic strength.
On 5 and 23, "World Internet Development Report 2020" and "China Internet Development Report 2020" were officially released in Wuzhen. The number of artificial intelligence patent applications in China surpassed the United States for the first time, becoming the world's first.
Lion Comment: The Internet development of the United States and China leads other countries, EuropeThe Internet strength of countries in Europe is strong and relatively balanced, and the Internet development in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa has made significant progress. Among them, the United States, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Singapore rank in the top five comprehensively.
The number of artificial intelligence patent applications in China surpassed the United States for the first time, becoming the world's first. China continues to accelerate the construction of network infrastructure, and the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G networks and data centers is developing rapidly. Network information technology has gradually strengthened its independent and controllable technology capabilities, and breakthroughs have been made in 5G and operating systems.
On the 6th and 22nd, the Trump administration announced that the United States has formally withdrawn from the "Open Skies Treaty" and will dispose of the US Air Force aircraft used to implement the treaty that was founded nearly 30 years ago.
Lion Comment: In 2002, the United States, Russia and most of the NATO member states signed the "Open Skies Treaty", which aims to increase military transparency and reduce the risk of conflict. The signatories can carry out unarmed aerial reconnaissance on each other's territory in accordance with the provisions of the treaty.
On August 9, 2017, Russian inspectors boarded a Tu-154 aircraft at an altitude of slightly higher than 1,100 meters over the Capitol, the White House, the Pentagon, the headquarters of the CIA and the joint base of Andrews where the presidential plane was located.
Washington claimed that the withdrawal was due to "Moscow has violated the treaty more than once." Russia believes this is a step to undermine the modern arms control system, and how Russia will act in the future will depend on the future performance of other contracting states.
Trump's withdrawal from a number of military treaties that restrict weapons and reduce conflicts has greatly reduced the buffer space between major powers, increasing the possibility of conflicts between major powers.
