Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2010 - China Special Weapons News
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- MAC declines to comment on Beijing's military overtures CNA 31 Jul 2010 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) declined to comment Friday on remarks made by China's defense spokesman, who said the Chinese mainland would discuss the removal of guided missiles targeting Taiwan under the "one China" principle "at a proper time."
- Beijing urged to acknowledge ROC's existence CNA 31 Jul 2010 -- Premier Wu Den-yih urged Beijing Saturday to acknowledge the existence of the Republic of China to allow for the peaceful development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
- China Conducts Military Exercise in South China Sea VOA 30 Jul 2010 -- China says it has held a large scale military exercise in the South China Sea that coincided with drills in the Sea of Japan by the US and South Korea.
- China leads in outer space pollution - Russian space agency RIA Novosti 30 Jul 2010 -- China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the US and Russia.
- US-China Tensions Flare Over South China Sea Dispute VOA 29 Jul 2010 -- Tensions are growing between the US and China after Washington weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
- IRNA chief: West out to sabotage Tehran-Beijing excellent ties IRNA 26 Jul 2010 -- The managing director of Islamic Republic News Agency: US and Britain are seeking to damage Iran-China ties.
- US Military Chief Voices Concern Over Chinese Buildup VOA 21 Jul 2010 -- America's top military officer says he is worried about what he sees as a shift in the focus of China's military buildup, away from developing its ground forces and toward expanding its sea and air power.
- US Won't Bow to Chinese Concerns on Yellow Sea Exercises VOA 20 Jul 2010 -- The top American military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, says the United States will continue to conduct military exercises in the international waters of the Yellow Sea, in spite of strong objections from the Chinese government. The Pentagon confirmed last week that there will soon be joint U.S.-South Korean naval exercises in both the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, to the east, in response to North Korea's sinking of a South Korean Navy ship earlier this year. Admiral Mullen arrived Tuesday to join the first ever joint meeting of the American and South Korean foreign and defense ministers.
- Russia submits agreement on missile launches signed with China to State Duma RIA Novosti 17 Jul 2010 -- Russian government submitted an agreement on notifications of ballistic missiles and carrier rocket launches signed with China to the lower house of parliament for ratification, State Duma's official website said.
- China on Track to Be World's Second Largest Economy VOA 15 Jul 2010 -- China remains on track to overtake Japan as the world's second largest economy, despite country's economic growth in the first half of this year.
- US, ROK Navies Will Exercise in Yellow Sea Despite Chinese Objections VOA 14 Jul 2010 -- The US announced that exercises planned with ROK forces will be held in the Yellow Sea, in spite of Chinese concerns.
- No timetable for political talks with China: GIO head CNA 14 Jul 2010 -- Taiwan does not have any timetable for political talks with China after the recent signing of a bilateral economic agreement.
- US, South Korean Naval Exercises Postponed VOA 13 Jul 2010 -- The United States says planned naval exercises with South Korea have been delayed at least until after next week's bi-lateral ministerial meeting in Seoul.
- US, South Korea Military Exercises Spark Concern in China VOA 13 Jul 2010 -- China is becoming increasingly worried about plans by the US and South Korea to hold naval exercises in the Yellow Sea.
- Russia, China to design, build heavy-lift helicopter RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2010 -- Russia and China will cooperate in jointly developing and manufacturing a heavy-lift helicopter.
- China seals aircraft deal with Venezuela RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2010 -- The China Aviation Industry Corporation concluded a delivery contract with Venezuela on twenty five multi-purpose Y-12 light aircraft and two helicopters.
- China says supports Tehran Declaration on fuel swap IRNA 07 Jul 2010 -- China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday his country supports Tehran Declaration brokered by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on fuel swap for Tehran medical research reactor.
- Pakistan's President Visits China VOA 06 Jul 2010 -- Ahead of a visit by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, China is highlighting the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two neighbors. But China is providing no details of a possible nuclear cooperation deal with Islamabad.
- Western China Security Tightened on Riot Anniversary VOA 05 Jul 2010 -- Teams of heavily armed Chinese riot police are patrolling the streets in the capital of the country's remote western Xinjiang region on the the one-year anniversary of the country's worst ethnic violence in decades.
- Chinese military officials attend Vostok-2010 drills in Russia RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2010 -- A Chinese military delegation arrived on Saturday to Siberia to attend large-scale Vostok-2010 military exercises, the press service of the Siberian military district said.
- Pak-China nuclear deal ‘peaceful’ under IAEA safeguards: FO IRNA 01 Jul 2010 -- Pakistan once again said its nuclear deal with China is purely for peaceful purposes and under safeguards of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and world should not be worried about the peaceful nuclear deal.
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