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Ryan Chan 陳家翹
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A Hong Kong-based freelance journalist working with Newsweek. See my works here: https://www.newsweek.com/authors/ryan-chan

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Truth is still the truth even if nobody believes it. Lie is still a lie even if everybody believes it.
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"Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) video depicting a Russian military vessel approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on October 29, 2025."
www.dvidshub.net/video/986540...

Why did the FBI get involved in monitoring the Russian spy ship?
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber, Nov. 13, 2025, in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission.
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The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, USS Mahan (DDG 72), left, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, Nov. 13, 2025. U.S. military forces, like the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, are deployed in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
I have heard of them long time ago but never thought of them would visit Hong Kong lol
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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China's third aircraft carrier CNS Fujian is now confirmed to be homeported Yulin Naval Base near Sanya, Hainan Province.
www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/qwfb/16...
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Oscar Austin DDG 79, USS Bulkeley DDG 84, USS Paul Ignatius DDG 117, USS Roosevelt DDG 80, USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51 and USS Winston Churchill DDG 81 await mission tasking at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 31, 2025.
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Oct. 31, 2025) U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), and USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81) await mission tasking while moored at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Daniel Ehrlich)
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Stenciling which reads "President Donald J. Trump 45-47" (R) and "Hon. Pete Hegseth Secretary of War" (L) is seen on an EA-18G Growler ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit on board the aircraft carrier USS George Washington on October 28, 2025.
Stenciling which reads "President Donald J. Trump 45-47" (R) and "Hon. Pete Hegseth Secretary of War" (L) is seen on an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft of the VAQ-141 'Shadowhawks' squadron ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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In my opinion this is one of the top 10 LEGO products in history. I highly recommend it if you are a fan of LEGO, Nintendo and Game Boy.
October 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2025) Navy SEALs demonstrate tactical maneuvers on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) in preparation for the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review. (U.S. Navy photo)
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251004-N-PQ411-2711 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2025) Navy SEALs demonstrate tactical maneuvers on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) as it sails alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in preparation for the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase maritime capabilities as part of the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday. America is a maritime nation. For 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Francisco Linares)
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Mason DDG 87, USS Delbert D. Black DDG 119, and USS Farragut DDG 99, sail in formation while underway as part of the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jayden Howard)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mason (DDG 87), USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), and USS Farragut (DDG 99), sail in formation while underway as part of the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase maritime capabilities as part of the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday. America is a maritime nation. For 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jayden Howard)
October 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) begins a dive into the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the Washington Coast, March 18, 2025, during routine operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Strohmaier)
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The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) begins a dive into the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the Washington Coast, March 18, 2025, during routine operations. Special units within the Coast Guard are tasked with the protection of U.S. Naval submarines while surfaced and transiting U.S. territorial waters to and from their patrol stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Strohmaier)
October 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
A super typhoon is heading straight toward Hong Kong, and this is what happens in a supermarket near my apartment. These shelves are supposed to fill with large bottles of water.
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
I had a similar but much smaller race set when I was 12.
September 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
Which one would you buy?
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September 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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A B-52H Stratofortress undergoing programmed depot maintenance is towed into a hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 28, 2025. The aircraft’s extra-long wingspan is too wide for the hangar, so it “crabs” into the hangar diagonally.
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A B-52H Stratofortress undergoing programmed depot maintenance is towed into a hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 28, 2025. The aircraft’s extra-long wingspan is too wide for the hangar, so it “crabs” into the hangar diagonally. Representatives from Boeing were on hand for this towing to study how the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex moves the B-52 as the company prepares for Commercial Engine Replacement Program upgrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Courtney Landsberger)
September 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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A second B-21 Raider, the world’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, test aircraft arrives at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025.
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A second B-21 Raider, the world’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, test aircraft arrives at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025. The addition of the second test aircraft expands mission systems and weapons integration testing, advancing the program toward operational readiness. (Courtesy photo)
September 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
I understand why the mission is code-named "D.C. Safe and Beautiful."
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September 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
Trump's response: "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America."
September 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
The so-called "Big Three" leaders at China's military parade.
03.09.2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the end of World War Two, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik via AP
September 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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USS Mahan, left, HNoMS Maud, USS Bainbridge, and HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl transit the North Cape fjord in the Barents Sea above the Arctic Circle as a P-8 Poseidon, flanked by two F-35 Lightning IIs, fly overhead on Aug. 29, 2025.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), left, Royal Norwegian replenishment oiler HNoMS Maud (A-530), second to left, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), right, and Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F-314), transit the North Cape fjord in the Barents Sea above the Arctic Circle as a Royal Norwegian Air Force P-8 Poseidon, flanked by two Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs fly overhead, Aug. 29, 2025. Destroyer Squadron Two, as a part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and defend U.S. Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alice Husted)
August 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Unprofessional unboxing. This ship model (1/850) of China’s Type 055 destroyer CNS Nanchang (101) costs me HKD $140. I would say it is a great one for displaying at this price and in this scale.
August 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I visited a model toy car exhibition today and found these.
August 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
I read these two reference books when I was studying Chinese history during high school between 2007 and 2009.
August 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
My guess is that Trump was referring to the B-21 as the "brand new B-2 bombers."
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August 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
On Aug. 4, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-15E was involved in an incident after landing at Kadena Air Base with a missing wheel.

The wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.
www.kadena.af.mil/Portals/40/P...
August 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
kakiuchan.bsky.social
Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base:

Simulated MRBM launch from Iran and tracking satellite launch from China.
Joint and combined personnel monitor workstations in the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The center operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; continuously coordinating, planning, integrating, synchronizing and executing space operations; providing tailored space effects on demand to support combatant commanders; and accomplishing national security objectives. (Composited images are used over the monitors for operational security.) U.S. Space Force Guardians monitor workstations in the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The center operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; continuously coordinating, planning, integrating, synchronizing and executing space operations; providing tailored space effects on demand to support combatant commanders; and accomplishing national security objectives. (Composited images are used over the monitors for operational security.)
August 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM