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06 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese mainland reports 310 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Friday reported 310 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 262 were in Hainan, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
- 4 drones spotted over Taiwan's Kinmen islands CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's military said Saturday its units on Kinmen main island and its nearby islands detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the vicinity of the offshore county Friday night.
- Defense ministry says China simulating attack on Taiwan CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Saturday that multiple Chinese military aircraft and vessels had operated near Taiwan in the morning in what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan's main island.
- Taiwanese Military Accuses China of 'Simulating Attack' on Island in Wake of Pelosi's Visit Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The House speaker's trip to Taiwan on Tuesday prompted the People's Liberation Army to kick off what US media have characterized as the largest-ever military drills in the sea and airspace surrounding the island.
- Taipei slams China's surge of military drills as simulating invasion Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan has accused China's military forces of simulating an attack on the island territory as Beijing continued its retaliatory measures following a provocative visit to Taipei by the top US legislator.
- MOFA rejects China's criticisms of Pelosi's Taiwan trip CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) rejected on Saturday claims by China's foreign minister that the visit to Taiwan by United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week was an act that violated "China's sovereignty" while blaming Beijing for heightened regional tensions.
- Taiwan companies told to abide by China's labeling rule: MOEA CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Multiple Taiwanese companies have been told to comply with Beijing's rule on labeling for goods imported to China or risk having them be confiscated by China's customs agency, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said late Friday night.
- China's military exercises near Taiwan continue as drones fly over Kinmen islands Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2022 -- China's major military exercise around Taiwan entered day three Saturday, with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) apparently staging a simulated attack on Taiwan's main island, Taipei's Defense Ministry said.
- 20 Chinese warplanes, 14 warships deployed around Taiwan: MND CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- China continued to send military planes and ships into sea areas around Taiwan on Saturday in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this week, deploying 20 aircraft and 14 vessels as of 5 p.m.
- PLA focuses on land attack, sea assault on 3rd day of drills around Taiwan island Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- The large-scale military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent provocative visit to the island has entered their third day on Saturday, with the exercises focusing on enhancing the troops' land attack and sea assault capabilities with joint air and naval operations.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Friday continued joint combat exercises and training in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
- US seeks to dial down tension over Taiwan Strait Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said Beijing had acted irresponsibly in halting cooperation with the United States on topics including defense and climate change, as he sought to reassure Southeast Asian countries over raging tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
- Blinken Claims China's Military Actions Disproportionate to Pelosi's 'Peaceful Visit' to Taiwan Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that Beijing's escalatory military maneuvers are disproportionate to the "peaceful visit" of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
- U.S., Japan, Australia urge China to stop military drills CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The United States, Japan, and Australia have jointly called on China to immediately cease military exercises in waters near Taiwan that were launched on Thursday in response to the visit of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei earlier this week.
- US receives limited endorsements from allies on its groundless accusation against China on Taiwan Straits tension, proving one-China principle a strong international consensus Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- The US is trying to piece together its limited influence to gather endorsements from its allies to follow its stance on condemning China's legitimate military actions around the island of Taiwan recently in responding to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative trip to the island.
- Six reasons why Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is a mistake People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi recently made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region in disregard of China's strong opposition and serious representations. The visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, seriously infringes on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
- China lodges solemn representations with diplomatic envoys of relevant European countries, EU over Taiwan-related statement People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li was instructed Thursday to urgently summon relevant European countries and EU diplomatic envoys to China to lodge solemn representations over the negative Taiwan-related statement issued by the G7 foreign ministers and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
- China Holds Military Drills in Southern Part of Yellow Sea on August 6-15 Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military exercises with live fire in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on August 6-15, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Saturday.
- Chinese Military Ignoring US Attempts to Establish Contacts Over Taiwan Tensions - Reports Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The US military command has made multiple attempts to establish contacts with Chinese colleagues amid the escalation of tensions around Taiwan but all these efforts turned out to be futile, media reported.
- 'US should bear responsibility' for four times of grounding of China-US military ties over Taiwan question Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- China on Friday announced eight countermeasures in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to the island of Taiwan, among which three concern China-US military ties. China canceled China-US theater commander talks, defense policy coordination talks and military maritime security consultative mechanism.
- ASEAN representatives vow to strengthen cooperation with China amid complex situation at forum Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- Envoys and representatives of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday spoke highly of the achievements delivered through China-ASEAN cooperation and pledged to build a closer community with a shared future. They expect a bigger role of China-ASEAN cooperation mechanism in safeguarding regional peace and security amid rising risks, challenges and global upheavals, as ties between two sides reached a new high after ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was established in 2021.
- ASEAN-9 Summit Includes Plea for Peace in South China Sea VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Foreign ministers of nine Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members wrapped up their annual summit Saturday with a plea for peace in the South China Sea, warnings to Myanmar's junta and plans to bolster COVID-19-injured economies.
- China denounces U.S. as "unprovoked provocateur and creator of crisis" People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday that the context and the events that led to the tensions in the Taiwan Strait are crystal-clear. The U.S. is the unprovoked provocateur and creator of the crisis.
- HK supports central govt's countermeasures against Pelosi's visit; sanctions may cause 'substantial financial loss if economic connection is cut off' Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Friday that it fully supports and coordinates with all necessary measures taken by the central government in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to China's Taiwan island, including sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family, which experts said may cause "substantial economic loss" for them.
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