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16 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News

  • China achieves a major, decisive victory against COVID epidemic Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- China has achieved a major and decisive victory in its COVID-19 prevention and control since November 2022, and created a miracle of a populous country in the history of human civilization to successfully walk out of the pandemic, and the country's COVID policy adjustment and optimization helped achieve a stable transition and keep the overall death rate at the lowest level worldwide, Chinese top leadership said on Thursday.

  • China-Philippines diplomats, coast guards communicating through bilateral liaison mechanisms: FM Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- The China Coast Guard ship did not direct lasers at the Philippine crew, and the hand-held equipment did not inflict damage on anything or anyone on the vessel and the Philippines' allegation does not reflect the truth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in Wednesday's press briefing. The US is trying to use the incident to undermine China-Philippines ties and instigate tension in the South China Sea, Wang said.

  • Taiwan military finds Chinese weather balloon debris on frontline islet CNA 16 Feb 2023 -- Taiwan's military found the wreckage of a suspected Chinese weather balloon on one of its offshore frontline islets near China early on Thursday.

  • PLA naval ship Nanning to participate in NAVDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi, UAE PLA Daily 16 Feb 2023 -- At the invitation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) military, the guided-missile destroyer Nanning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will attend the naval defense and maritime security exhibition NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from February 17 to 25, according to PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Liu Wensheng on February 16.
  • Chinese defense working group visits Laos, Vietnam and Brunei PLA Daily 16 Feb 2023 -- From February 8 to 15, a working group sent by China's Ministry of National Defense visited Laos, Vietnam and Brunei and held talks respectively with the defense departments of the three countries. The Chinese working group exchanged views with their counterparts on mi-to-mil relations and regional security issues of common concern, conducted in-depth consultations on the construction of bilateral defense cooperation mechanisms, and reached a series of consensus, which further enriched the substance of China's defense cooperation with relevant countries.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 16, 2023 PRC MofA 16 Feb 2023

  • Biden to Speak to Xi About Alleged Chinese Spy Balloon VOA 16 Feb 2023 -- President Joe Biden will speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the suspected surveillance balloon that he ordered shot down this month, underscoring the tense relations between the two countries over an incident that has already disrupted lines of bilateral communication at the highest levels.
  • US urged to reflect on China-US relations, correct wrongdoings over balloon incident Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- The "balloon episode" continued to weigh on already strained China-US relations as Chinese authorities voiced strong dissatisfaction and opposition on Thursday to the latest resolutions passed by the US Congress, urging some US politicians to stop escalating tensions over the incident and stop smear campaign against China.
  • Biden's reported plan to bar US investments in Chinese high-tech firms undermines market rules: MOFCOM Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- Biden's reported plan to bar US investments in some Chinese technology companies undermines market rules as well as global trade practices, Shu Jueting, a spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) told a regular press conference on Thursday.
  • China blasts US over Congress resolutions on airship People's Daily 16 Feb 2023 -- China accused the United States of political manipulation on Thursday and urged it not to "escalate the situation" after both chambers of the US Congress adopted resolutions condemning the entry of an unmanned Chinese civilian airship into US airspace.
  • China to take countermeasures against U.S. entities undermining China's sovereignty, security: spokesperson People's Daily 16 Feb 2023 -- China will take countermeasures in accordance with the law against relevant U.S. entities that have undermined China's sovereignty and security in response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies and institutions, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Wednesday.

  • Top Biden China adviser steps down from role Radio Free Asia 16 Feb 2023 -- A key China policy adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden will step down next month, according to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. The staffing change comes in the middle of a feud between Washington and Beijing over the alleged use of spy balloons.

  • China Sanctions US Companies Following Arms Sales to Taiwan VOA 16 Feb 2023 -- China's commerce ministry announced Thursday that it was imposing sanctions on two U.S. defense companies for selling arms to Taiwan, banning them from moving goods into China or making any new investments in the nation.
  • China slaps sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over arms sales to Taiwan region Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- China on Thursday added two major US defense contractors Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Missiles & Defense to its unreliable entities list and imposed several sanctions, including a ban on trade activities related to China and huge fines, against the firms for participating in arms sales to the island of Taiwan.
  • China blacklists US firms Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over Taiwan arms sales Press TV 16 Feb 2023 -- China has imposed trading and investment sanctions on American aerospace manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies over arms sales to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
  • China Sanctions US' Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Over Arms Sales to Taiwan: Authorities Sputnik 16 Feb 2023 -- Beijing labeled US defense companies Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin as "unreliable entities" and put them on the sanctions list on Thursday, citing their weapons sales to Taiwan, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said.

  • Wang Yi meets Macron ahead of security conference Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday on strengthening bilateral cooperation, upholding multilateralism, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in his first stop of his Europe trip. He will also attend the Munich Security Conference, which kicks off on Friday, where Wang will convey China's vision on security.
  • Macron meets China's top diplomat, to further advance China-France high-level exchanges Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday (local time) at the Elysee Palace where Wang said China always considers France as a priority partner for cooperation, and is willing to further advance high-level exchanges with the European nation.

  • Iran, China call for resuming full implementation of JCPOA IRNA 16 Feb 2023 -- Tehran and Beijing on Thursday underlined the need for lifting all the sanctions on Tehran so as to pave the way for full implementation of a hard-won multilateral nuclear deal - known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
  • Iran, China urge closer coordination to help sanctions relief negotiations IRNA 16 Feb 2023 -- Senior officials from Iran and China on Thursday underlined the need for both countries to work more closely to help the course of talks on putting an end to the sanctions on Tehran.
  • Iran offers $40bn worth of petroleum projects to China Press TV 16 Feb 2023 -- Iran has offered some $40 billion worth of investment projects in its petroleum sector to China during a recent visit by President Ebrahim Raeisi to Beijing, according to the Iranian Oil Ministry's deputy for international affairs.
  • Iran, China presidents urge JCPOA implementation, verifiable removal of sanctions Press TV 16 Feb 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have called for the full and effective implementation of the Iran nuclear deal by all sides and the removal of all US sanctions against Tehran in a verifiable manner.

  • Hong Kong may pause new law, but national security rules keep popping up everywhere Radio Free Asia 16 Feb 2023 -- Hong Kong should hold off tabling more security legislation to avoid spooking voters at the next presidential election in democratic Taiwan, whose president Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory in 2020 after voicing outspoken criticism of the city's crackdown on dissent in the wake of the 2019 protest movement, a pro-Beijing commentator has said.

  • UNESCO Accused of Complicity in China's Treatment of Uyghur Heritage VOA 16 Feb 2023 -- A report released by Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project accuses UNESCO of sanitizing the persecution of Uyghurs and destruction of their cultural heritage in China.

  • China's silver protesters 'bewitched by rumors,' official social media post claims Radio Free Asia 16 Feb 2023 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party's propaganda machine has cranked into action in the wake of "silver protests" by thousands of retired workers in two major cities this week, warning people not to believe "rumors" that medical insurance reforms will leave pensioners worse off.
  • Older Chinese Protest Health Care Reform That Reduces Benefits VOA 16 Feb 2023 -- Hundreds of discontented Chinese retirees protested on Wednesday because of cuts to their monthly medical allowances that are part of reforms to a complex public health care system strained by three years of pandemic-related expenses.



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