Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Analysts: Malaysia's Navy Drill Sends Strong Message to South China Sea Claimants Radio Free Asia 20 Aug 2021 -- Malaysia's successful test-fire of three live anti-ship missiles last week clearly shows it is prepared to deal with intrusions into its South China Sea territory, analysts said on Friday.
- Arrests of North Korean Wives of Chinese Men Spooks Refugee Community Radio Free Asia 20 Aug 2021 -- A spate of arrests of North Korean wives of Chinese men—raids seizing long-time residents in front of their families—has the put the refugee community in northeastern China on edge, sources in China told RFA.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on August 20, 2021 PRC MofA 20 Aug 2021
- US Sidelined by Chinese Influence Campaign in Africa VOA 20 Aug 2021 -- China's global ambitions may have taken a hit in the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan and India, but in Africa, its sustained power and influence are forcing Washington to recalibrate its strategy toward the continent, home to 54 nations.
- U.S. reiterates commitment to Taiwan after exit from Afghanistan CNA 20 Aug 2021 -- The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed its "abiding" commitment to Taiwan, amid concerns that its withdrawal from Afghanistan, which led to the country's takeover by the Taliban, had damaged Washington's credibility overseas.
- China Postpones Decision on Foreign Sanctions Law For Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 20 Aug 2021 -- China appears to be backing away from requiring financial institutions in Hong Kong to comply with its sanctions of foreign individuals and organizations, imposed in retaliation for U.S. and other countries' sanctions of its officials linked to rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
- Renewed Taliban Rule in Afghanistan Adds to Fears of China's Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 20 Aug 2021 -- The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has made Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang region fearful that China will use the turmoil in Kabul to double down on the repressive policies that have drawn international condemnation and genocide accusations, activists and analysts said.
- Xi Personality Cult Predictive of a Third Term in Office For China's Leader Radio Free Asia 20 Aug 2021 -- A growing trend for extra-large public portraits of ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping is a further indicator that China's leader will likely remain in office for a third term after the country's rubber-stamp parliament removed term limits from the job in March 2018.
- Chinese Astronauts Conduct Second Space Walk Outside New Space Station Module VOA 20 Aug 2021 -- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) says two of the three crew members on board the Chinese space station module Tianhe have conducted their second spacewalk since the crew arrived there in June.
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