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03 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- In Rural China, Shortages of Treatment, Doctors Prove Deadly VOA 03 Feb 2023 -- Liu Shihui, a human rights lawyer in California who grew up in Xishan Village in Inner Mongolia, learned of the dire situation in neighboring villages from his family when he called on January 23 with Lunar New Year greetings.
- Chinese mainland to fully reopen border with HK and Macao, scrap COVID test requirements Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- China will scrap quota limitations on personnel exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong, Macao special administrative regions (SARs), and allow group tours starting from February 6 to fully resume personnel exchanges, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council announced on Friday.
- Major hospitals see decline in COVID-19 patients after break People's Daily 03 Feb 2023 -- It is common for Chinese people to hope for good health and fortune for Chinese New Year, and Li Yongqiang's new year wish is all about having a healthy body.
- CIA director: China readying for Taiwan invasion by 2027 Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to be able invade Taiwan within the next four years, CIA director William Burns said Thursday.
- 9 U.S. Congress members ask Blinken to visit Taiwan on China trip CNA 03 Feb 2023 -- Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make a stopover in Taipei on his Feb. 5-6 trip to Beijing in keeping with the spirit of the Taiwan Travel Act and honor what he called a "rock solid" commitment from the Joe Biden administration to Taiwan.
- Taiwan Legislator Criticizes China Response to Possible Taipei Visit by US Official VOA 03 Feb 2023 -- The president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is calling China's response to the possibility of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy's visiting Taiwan "excessive," saying that exchanges between Taiwan's unicameral legislature and the legislatures of the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries are the norm in democracies.
- China to crack down on online 'rumors' amid public distrust of official statements Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2023 -- China's People's Daily newspaper called for an end to public speculation over the death of teenager Hu Xinyu as the country's internet regulator clamped down on online rumors.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 3, 2023 PRC MofA 03 Feb 2023
- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 03 Feb 2023
- Pentagon: Another Chinese Balloon Spotted Over Latin America VOA 03 Feb 2023 -- The U.S. Defense Department said Friday another Chinese surveillance balloon is sailing over Latin America, two days after a similar high-altitude balloon was discovered traveling over the United States.
- General Says Chinese Surveillance Balloon Now Over Center of U.S. DoD News 03 Feb 2023 -- As of noon today, the maneuverable Chinese surveillance balloon, which was over Montana yesterday, was at an altitude of about 60,000 feet and floating over the center of the continental United States in an easterly direction, posing no risk to commercial aviation, military assets or people on the ground, said the Pentagon press secretary.
- US says Chinese balloon is for spying, as Blinken delays trip Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2023 -- The Pentagon said that a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying over the U.S. had the capability to conduct surveillance and was controllable, despite China's contention it is a weather-monitoring system that had simply been blown off course.
- China rejects US' spy balloon accusation, says civilian airship deviated from planned course caused by force majeure Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that an unmanned airship that appeared in the US is a civilian airship from China that deviated far from its planned course, and said China will continue communicating with the US to properly handle the unexpected situation caused by force majeure.
- China says balloon flying over US is 'civilian airship' blown off course Press TV 03 Feb 2023 -- China has hit back at US accusations over the balloon sighted flying over the United States, saying that the balloon is a civilian meteorological "airship" used for scientific research purposes.
- Pentagon accuses China of flying spy balloon over US; Beijing 'verifying' claims Press TV 03 Feb 2023 -- Washington has accused China of flying a surveillance balloon over sensitive sites ahead of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing, with China warning against any "hype" over the issue before verification of facts.
- Pentagon: Suspected Chinese Surveillance Balloon Being Tracked Over Northern US Sputnik 03 Feb 2023 -- While there is no official confirmation the balloon belongs to China, US intelligence said they have "very high confidence" it is operated by the Chinese government. US defense officials also indicated that while the incident is not unprecedented, the device is staying over the US longer than usual.
- Beijing Says Speculation Related to 'Spy Balloon' Over US Inappropriate Sputnik 03 Feb 2023 -- Speculation on the topic of a "spy balloon" allegedly detected over the United States will not contribute to the resolution of the issue until all the details are established, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
- US Postpones Blinken's China Trip After Spy Balloon Discovery VOA 03 Feb 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his trip to Beijing after a Chinese balloon was discovered hovering in American airspace.
- Blinken delays China trip after balloon detection Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has indefinitely delayed a planned trip to China this weekend, with an official citing a "violation of our sovereignty" after a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected flying over the state of Montana.
- Blinken Postpones Beijing Trip Over Chinese Balloon in Sky Over US Until 'Conditions Are Right' Sputnik 03 Feb 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reportedly suspended his trip to China this weekend, citing the detection of a Chinese high-altitude balloon over the continental United States.
- US hypes spy balloon, brings 'China threat' to new level Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- Recent signals sent from the US on China have been utterly chaotic, which may bring more uncertainty to already strained bilateral relations, Chinese analysts said on Friday. They urged the US to be more sincere in fixing relations with China instead of making provocative actions against it, especially after the picture of a white balloon made headlines in the US and some Western countries on Friday, as Pentagon officials claimed that a Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana this week had a flight path that took it over "sensitive sites" in the US.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Unintended Entry of a Chinese Unmanned Airship into US Airspace Due to Force Majeure PRC MofA 03 Feb 2023
- China Says Balloon Seen Over US is Civilian Airship That Blew Off Course Sputnik 03 Feb 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry has explained that the balloon is used for "research purposes" and that it deviated from its planned course due to winds.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with People's Republic of China (PRC) CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi US Dept. of State 03 Feb 2023
- Senior State Department Officials On the People's Republic of China US Dept. of State 03 Feb 2023
- Statement on High Altitude Surveillance Balloon Canada 03 Feb 2023 -- A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked by NORAD.
- Chinese Ambassador to Canada Reportedly Summoned Over Balloon Incident Sputnik 03 Feb 2023 -- Global Affairs Canada summoned the Chinese Ambassador to Ottawa over the incident involving a balloon flying over the country, a Canadian news agency reported on Friday.
- Japan urged to act prudently on historical issues, Taiwan question amid NATO pressure Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang urged Japan to keep its promises and act prudently on historical issues, on the Taiwan question and in the field of military security. It comes amid efforts by NATO to seek stronger ties with the country to counter China.
- China completes export of Hualong No.1 nuclear power project to Pakistan Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- The inauguration ceremony for the K-3 Hualong No.1 nuclear power unit was held in Pakistan on Thursday, marking the first time China has officially delivered its self-built third generation nuclear power technology to a foreign country, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said on Thursday.
- US' repeated hypes of Xinjiang-related lies only aim to make excuses to contain China: FM Global Times 03 Feb 2023 -- Relevant US remarks over China's Xinjiang region disregarded basic facts, slandered China's policy on religions, were full of ideological prejudice, and severely interfere in China's internal affairs, which China firmly opposes, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning said at Friday's routine press briefing.
- INTERVIEW: 'China's strategy is to seduce with money, reinforce with intimidation' Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2023 -- During the Trump administration, Keith Krach was under-secretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment. He oversaw the development and implementation of the Clean Network Alliance of Democracies, a U.S.-led global effort to address long-term threats to data privacy, security, human rights and collaboration from authoritarian actors. In July 2020, he was also the first American diplomat to call China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang a genocide.
- Chinese Lending at 13-Year Low; US Pledges Africa Investment VOA 03 Feb 2023 -- Recent visits to Africa by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came as a new study found China's overseas investments in the COVID-19 era are at a 13-year low. China has invested heavily in Africa through its Belt and Road Initiative and the U.S. has also recently pledged investments, with analysts saying Washington is trying to compete with China for influence on the continent.
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