China's robot warfare

Chinese military officials are testing a unique piece of kit, robot dogs equipped with machine guns on their back.

A 15-day exercise, called Golden Dragon, was held with Chinese and Cambodian troops. The training mission consisted of over 2,000 troops, 14 warships, two helicopters, and 69 armoured vehicles/tanks alongside the remote-controlled four-legged robot dogs with automatic rifles.

Experts have warned that autonomous armed drones and robot dogs pose significant ethical issues. This has led to calls for an international ban on autonomous killer robots in warfare.

However, despite ethical concerns, military forces and local enforcement in the US are investing in this technology, reports The Byte.

Meanwhile, the US State Department said on Saturday that the United States was "deeply concerned" over China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint.

China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, launched the "Joint Sword - 2024A" exercises three days after Lai Ching-te became Taiwan's president, a man Beijing calls a "separatist."

Beijing said the exercises were "punishment" for Lai's Monday inauguration speech, in which he said the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were "not subordinate to each other," which China viewed as a declaration the two are separate countries.

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