Defense expert warns US could run out of missiles in a week during Taiwan conflict as China builds military on 'wartime footing' while America lags.

SHENZHEN, China, Dec 7 (Reuters) - China and Russia held their third round of joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory in early December, China's defence ministry said late on Saturday. The exercises were not targeted at any third party or in response to any current international situations, according to a post on the ministry's website.

Russia and China have conducted rare joint anti-missile defense drills on Russian territory, signaling a deeper military alignment between the two powers amid rising tensions in East Asia. Beijing insists the exercise was not aimed at any third country,

CHINA has unveiled new “dirt cheap” missiles, already in mass production after successful combat trials, as fears grow that President Xi Jingping is about to invade Taiwan. The

Chinese scientists claim to have successfully tested what they describe as the world’s first underwater boron-fuelled ramjet engine, a development they say could dramatically expand the capabilities of future anti-ship missiles, the SCMP has reported.

Tokyo and Manila have reportedly held informal talks on a possible export of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system. The same unit is also slated for deployment on a Japanese island near Taiwan - a move that has drawn Beijing’s ire.

What does China achieve in using such blunt economic weapons in bilateral spats? It is tempting to dismiss these as acts of petulance or even self-harm. Rarely do countries meekly back down in the face of China’s punishment.

Beijing also criticized Washington over its withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002, a now-defunct arms control agreement with Russia that prohibited the deployment of nationwide defenses against strategic nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.