Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
10 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- New wave of COVID-19 epidemic only a 'trifling possibility' in coming months in China: chief epidemiologist Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- There is only a "trifling possibility" that a new wave of COVID-19 epidemic infections will emerge in the coming months in China, as the population's immune protection remains at a high level, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), said at Thursday's press briefing.
- Experts: Major COVID wave unlikely People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- The possibility of a big wave of COVID-19 infections in China in the future is slim, experts said on Thursday, adding that no new variants with significantly strong transmissibility or virulence have been detected.
- Tibetan leader visits US, says Biden would meet Dalai Lama Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden would be willing to meet with the Dalai Lama in person, according to Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, who met former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week as part of his second trip to the United States in as many years.
- China unlikely to launch 'major aggression' against Taiwan by 2030: U.S. official CNA 10 Feb 2023 -- Ely Ratner, United States assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said at a Senate hearing Thursday that he does not think China will engage in any "major aggression" against Taiwan before the end of this decade.
- Senior CPC official meets visiting KMT vice chairperson, stresses 1992 Consensus and countering 'Taiwan independence' Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing. Both sides expressed willingness to promote exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Straits, as well as adhering to the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and opposing "Taiwan independence."
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets visiting KMT vice chairperson People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met on Thursday with Andrew Hsia, vice chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party.
- Mainland, Taiwan keen on boosting cooperation People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- Song Tao, head of the Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs authority, met with Hsia Li-yan, vice-chairman of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party, on Thursday in Beijing to call for strengthening of mutual trust and exchanges.
- Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete their first spacewalk People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk at 12:16 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
- China joins multinational naval drills in Pakistan, contributing to safeguarding sea lines, CPEC Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- China, together with host Pakistan and more than 50 participating countries, kicked off the AMAN-23 multinational maritime exercise in Karachi on Friday. The drills are expected to enhance the participants' interoperability against instabilities and threats in the Indian Ocean region and safeguard vital international sea lines of communication and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 10, 2023 PRC MofA 10 Feb 2023
- Chinese Balloon 'Egregious Violation' of US Airspace, White House Says VOA 10 Feb 2023 -- President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to shoot down an unidentified object over Alaska on Friday, less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet fired a missile to take down a Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean.
- China's defense minister snubs US counterpart over balloon shooting Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese defense minister refused a phone call with his U.S. counterpart over the balloon incident, citing the lack of goodwill on the U.S side, China's ministry of defense has confirmed.
- China expresses strong opposition to US escalating manipulation of airship incident Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- China expressed strong opposition and dissatisfaction toward a bill passed by the US Congress concerning the airship incident, which is purely a political manipulation by the US, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
- Fact check: Spy Balloon? What to know about Chinese civilian airship in US airspace People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- A Chinese civilian unmanned airship unintendedly entered US airspace last week due to force majeure and was shot down by the US military on Saturday.
- Xi Jinping Meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen PRC MofA 10 Feb 2023 -- On February 10, 2023, President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
- China, Cambodia open new era for building community with a shared future Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen on Friday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, realizing an "appointment made three years ago" and underscoring the ironclad friendship between the two countries, which celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
- Cambodia and China shore up ties with new agreements Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2023 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen oversaw the signing ceremonies for 12 agreements with China on Friday during an official trip to Beijing, and introduced two of his sons to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
- US, China Compete for Africa's Rare Earth Minerals VOA 10 Feb 2023 -- South Africa hosted the world's biggest mining investment conference this week, with industry experts in attendance saying the U.S. and China are in a race for the critical minerals — such as cobalt and lithium — that will likely power the projected transition to clean energy.
- Russia to remove euro, only keeps yuan and gold in National Wealth Fund Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia's finance ministry said will reset the share of euro in its National Wealth Fund (NWF) starting from this year, leaving only gold, Chinese yuan and rubles, Russian media reported on Thursday.
- UK Lawmakers Demand Cancellation of Visit by Xinjiang Official Accused in Uyghur Genocide VOA 10 Feb 2023 -- A group of British members of Parliament are calling on the government to cancel a planned visit by Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, due to his alleged involvement in what has been described as Uyghur genocide.
- Lawmakers, rights groups condemn Xinjiang official's possible visit to Europe Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2023 -- European parliamentarians and human rights groups have strongly objected to a visit to the United Kingdom and Europe Union next week by the China-installed Uyghur leader of Xinjiang, saying that he has played a key role in the persecution of the mostly Muslim minority group.
- Ahead of congress, police send petitioners from across China back to their hometowns Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2023 -- Chinese authorities are stepping up security measures ahead of next month's annual parliamentary and advisory sessions in Beijing, detaining dozens of people coming to the capital with grievances and forcing them to go back home, Radio Free Asia has learned.
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