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29 July 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese mainland reports 60 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 29 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 60 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 21 in Gansu Province, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- China announces series of exercises in S. China Sea as Taiwan issue raises tensions Radio Free Asia 29 Jul 2022 -- In a show of military might China announced a series of almost-simultaneous exercises in the South China Sea between July 27 and 31, including rare live-fire drills only 125 kilometers (78 miles) from Taiwan, just as reports emerged that the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi may embark on her Asia-Pacific tour on July 29.
- US House Speaker Pelosi to Depart on Asia Trip Friday VOA 29 Jul 2022 -- Media reports indicated U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will depart with a delegation of lawmakers on her trip to Asia late Friday, but whether she plans to go through with a controversial visit to Taiwan is unclear.
- Pelosi tightlipped on possible trip to Taiwan following Xi's warning to Biden Radio Free Asia 29 Jul 2022 -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday remained tightlipped about a possible trip to Asia that is reported to include the democratic island of Taiwan, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Washington against provoking his nation over the issue in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden.
- Taiwan visit by U.S. House Speaker Pelosi 'tentative': Report CNA 29 Jul 2022 -- An American news broadcaster on Thursday cited sources as saying that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to Asia on Friday, with a "tentative" itinerary for Taiwan.
- Biden reaffirms opposition to unilateral change of cross-strait status quo CNA 29 Jul 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday reiterated to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (ç¿’è¿‘å¹³) Washington's opposition to the unilateral changing of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
- Kirby: US Does Not See Evidence of Looming Chinese Military Action Against Taiwan Sputnik 29 Jul 2022 -- China recently increased its military presence in the area around Taiwan over Washington's efforts to provide the island with aid. The government of Taiwan claims only the 23 million residents of the island can decide its future and that, despite its desire for peace, it will defend itself if attacked.
- China's cognitive warfare against Taiwan getting more diverse: Study CNA 29 Jul 2022 -- China's cognitive warfare against Taiwan is becoming more diverse, expanding from efforts to influence via mostly personal bilateral exchanges to web-based propaganda, according to a study authored by Taiwanese researchers that was published in the Journal of Global Security Studies this month.
- Don't say we didn't warn you - Symposium of China's top think tank sends classic, pre-war warning to provocative Pelosi Global Times 29 Jul 2022 -- "Don't say we didn't warn you!" - a phrase that was used by the People's Daily in 1962 before China was forced to fight the border war with India and ahead of the 1979 China-Vietnam War, was frequently mentioned during a forum held Friday by a high-level Chinese think tank, as analysts warned that open military options and comprehensive countermeasures ranging from the economy to diplomacy from China await if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gambles with a visit to the Taiwan island during her Asia tour.
- The 'eccentric, bigoted' Pelosi does not care about others' thoughts, but Biden is the key in the 82-year-old's planned Taiwan trip Global Times 29 Jul 2022 -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly kicked off her Asia trip on Friday with a "tentative" itinerary for Taiwan island, and Chinese observers said the key to whether Pelosi would actually visit the island lies with the Biden administration, warning US President Joe Biden to make the right choice from the perspective of national security and the fast-shrinking economy that has fallen into recession.
- DPP authorities show 'ambivalence' after Biden reiterates support for one-China policy Global Times 29 Jul 2022 -- One day after US President Joe Biden said that the US has not changed its position on the one-China policy and reiterated Washington's opposition toward "Taiwan independence" during a phone conversation between Chinese and US leaders on Thursday night, the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan thanked the US for supporting the island's safety. The DPP also said it had been briefed by the US about the phone call.
- Xi criticizes US rivalry policy in candid talk with Biden, warns over Taiwan question but both sides emphasize cooperation Global Times 29 Jul 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden spoke via telephone for over two hours on Thursday at a juncture of increased tension between China and the US due to the security situation around the Taiwan Straits and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reported plan to visit the island of Taiwan.
- Commentary: 1992 Consensus the anchor for developing cross-Strait ties People's Daily 29 Jul 2022 -- The history of the 1992 Consensus was reviewed and its significance was elaborated on at a meeting held earlier this week to mark the consensus' 30th anniversary.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 29, 2022 PRC MofA 29 Jul 2022
- President Xi Jinping Speaks with US President Joe Biden on the Phone PRC MofA 29 Jul 2022-- On the evening of 28 July, President Xi Jinping spoke with US President Joe Biden on the phone at the request of the latter. The two Presidents had a candid communication and exchange on China-US relations and issues of interest.
- Xi Jinping Speaks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the Phone PRC MofA 29 Jul 2022 -- On the afternoon of July 29, 2022, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
- China Gives New Trade Concessions to Afghanistan VOA 29 Jul 2022 -- China has said that it will not charge tariffs on 98 percent of goods being imported from Afghanistan, in an apparent bid to boost bilateral trade ties as Afghanistan's Taliban rulers struggle to revive the country's sanctions-hit economy nearly a year after taking power.
- China's ex-minister of justice pleads guilty in 1st trial for suspected bribery, law violations for personal gains Global Times 29 Jul 2022 -- Fu Zhenghua, a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and former deputy director of the social and legal affairs committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), pleaded guilty in the first trial on Thursday at the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun in Northeast China's Jilin Province, over suspected bribery and law violations for personal gains, the High People's Court of Jilin Province announced that day.
- Liaison office of central gov't in HKSAR reiterates resolutely safeguarding national security People's Daily 29 Jul 2022 -- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has expressed firm opposition to and strong dissatisfaction with so-called concluding observations by the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Hong Kong.
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