As a result of the detection of a radar on one of the Chinese platforms in the waters of the East China Sea, Japan's Foreign Ministry expressed protest note to China. Radiolocation radar was detected by Japanese experts on one of 16 Chinese platforms used for development of gas fields. After this Japanese government has expressed concern that China may use these platforms as a military station in the area of disputed waters. In addition, on Saturday, August 6, 230 fishing vessels and 7 vessels of Chinese Coast Guard entered the waters around the uninhabited islands, which are under the control of Japan. Chinese fishing vessels are allowed in Japanese waters, but Tokyo was angered by the fact that more than a hundred ships entered national territory simultaneously.

Due to the growing threat of terrorism the authorities of China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have decided to create a "quadripartite mechanism" for intelligence data sharing. In the Chinese city of Urumqi member of the Central Military Commission of China Fang Fenghui has met with representatives of the military leadership of the three neighboring countries. "China wants to create an anti-terrorism alliance with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan," - quoted by local media. Chinese authorities intend to strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries to combat the "growing internal military threat."

The US military said they recorded a simultaneous launch of two North Korean medium-range ballistic missiles. One rocket exploded just after launch and flight of the second "tracked over North Korea in the Sea of Japan." Launches do not pose a threat to North America. Earlier it was reported that the start was made from Hwanghae-do province in the direction of the Sea of Japan. Ballistic missile range of 1,000 kilometers, allegedly flew into Japan's exclusive economic zone and fell into the sea 250 kilometers to the west of the peninsula Oga, Akita Prefecture.

Chinese lawyer and human rights activist, Zhai Yanmin, has been tried and sentenced this morning in the city of Tianjin, not far from Beijing. The trial comes after Monday release of a videotape, where Wang Yu, former employee of Mr Yanmin in the Fengrui law firm, has condemned her boss. She said Mr Yanmin has been acting against the Chinese government and cooperating with ‘foreign forces’. Mrs Yu says her former law firm received legal training from foreign groups in Thailand. Critics of Chinese government have questioned the authenticity of the video and claimed that it has been coerced for political and propaganda purposes.

The greatest concern among Japan's nearest neighbors cause North Korea and China, it follows from published on Tuesday by the Japanese Ministry of Defense White Paper for a 2016. Japan’s Particular concern is North Korea missile program. White Paper notes that in April North Korea tested a ballistic missile submarines and "demonstrated in October at the parade a missile on the basis of a new type KN-08, equipped with a different from the previous view of warheads and has received the code name KN-14". In February, North Korea launched a satellite, which was launched into orbit by a rocket of "Taepodong-2" type, which flight range was estimated at a distance of 6 to 10 thousand kilometers by the Japanese military. "Even if we assume that North Korea was exaggerating by saying that it managed to make the ballistic missiles flight range, and create a small nuclear charge for warhead that can hit the United States, the possibility remains that the growth and severity of military provocations, and our country has anxiety concerning this situation, "- said in the White Paper.

The pessimism of the market in oil futures is growing. During the week to 26 July, hedge funds and large speculators increased their bets on falling prices for 38.896 million barrels reported the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The bid against oil was a record in a history of available stock statistics. For last two weeks there have been 66.5 million "papers" thrown out to market which are not provided by the physical delivery of barrels - these contracts are sold "in short run" for the sake of speculative play on lowering prices. Such drastic short sales were not fixed by CFTC even once in the past 7 years - neither after the Brexit, nor during the Euro Zone debt crisis, or after the historic decision of OPEC to refuse to reduce oil production in November 2014. Within two weeks the volume of bets of hedge funds versus oil rose by half and up to 3.5 times for last two months.