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17 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Top leadership hails victory over COVID People's Daily 17 Feb 2023 -- China has secured a major, decisive victory in fighting COVID-19, creating a miracle in the history of human civilization of a country with a vast population successfully prevailing over a pandemic, according to a key meeting of the Communist Party of China on Thursday.
- China achieves major, decisive victory in COVID response: CPC leadership People's Daily 17 Feb 2023 -- The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said at a meeting on Thursday that China has achieved a major and decisive victory in its COVID-19 prevention and control since November 2022.
- China's second aircraft carrier Shandong likely to have had close encounter with US ship: military experts Global Times 17 Feb 2023 -- Footage released by the Chinese navy on Wednesday of training in English on China's second aircraft carrier Shandong may have revealed some important details that were not previously known. For instance, it's highly likely that the Shandong had a close encounter with a US aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, military experts said.
- Russian Warship Drills with South African, Chinese Navies Amid Criticism VOA 17 Feb 2023 -- Joint naval exercises including South Africa, Russia, and China get underway in waters off South Africa's east coast Friday, despite U.S. concerns and Ukrainian condemnation. Critics say the 10-day military drills will do little to benefit South Africa and act as a propaganda boost for Moscow on the one-year anniversary of its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
- China joins Russia, South Africa in naval drills amid intensive foreign interactions Global Times 17 Feb 2023 -- China and Russia on Friday joined a naval exercise hosted by South Africa in the Indian Ocean, with experts saying that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aims to safeguard peace and stability in the region and protect sea lanes for commercial ships amid its intensive efforts to restore exchanges and cooperation with foreign countries, including opening a destroyer at an international expo in Abu Dhabi, after such interactions were hindered by the pandemic in recent years.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 17, 2023 PRC MofA 17 Feb 2023
- US says 'no apologies' to China over balloon downing, claims Russian jets over Alaska Press TV 17 Feb 2023 -- US President Joe Biden says he plans to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping following the shooting down of what Washington had claimed to be a Chinese "spy" balloon earlier this month, but he will "make no apologies" for the incident.
- Biden's low-key speech on balloon 'not enough to fix ties with China' Global Times 17 Feb 2023 -- In his most recent comments on the balloon farce, US President Joe Biden confirmed three objects shot down in North American airspace are not connected to China, but made "no apologies" for taking down the deviated Chinese airship while still seeking talks with China. Analysts said as there have been no findings to support the spying accusations, Biden made the low-key speech in a bid to bring a soft landing to the balloon spat. However, his ability to resist toxic anti-China sentiment in Washington and stop the deterioration in China-US relations remains a question.
- Russia may become China's chief gas supplier in near future: Gazprom Press TV 17 Feb 2023 -- Russian gas giant Gazprom has announced that Moscow may soon become neighboring China's largest natural gas supplier, while receiving special praise from President Vladimir Putin.
- Quizzed at UN, Chinese delegates deny rights abuses against Uyghurs, Tibetans Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2023 -- Under intense questioning by UN experts over two days, a delegation of 40 Chinese officials staunchly denied any human rights violations against Uyghur and Tibetan minorities, or efforts to eradicate their religious lives, as documented in UN and other reports.
- China: 38th Human Rights Dialogue with the European Union takes place in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Feb 2023 -- The 38th session of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue was held in Brussels on 17 February 2023. The EU and China welcomed the re-opening of this dedicated channel of communication on human rights issues during President Michel's visit to China on 1 December 2022.
- China follows own human rights development path, contributes to diversity of civilizations: FM Global Times 17 Feb 2023 -- China will unswervingly follow its own path of human rights development and will carry out global cooperation and consultations with related organizations to contribute to the diversity of human civilizations and development of global human rights, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
- Train brings goods from China to Thailand and back to China for first time Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2023 -- A train carrying goods and produce between China, Laos and Thailand - and back to China - has made its first journey along the newly completed Lao-China railway.
- China dials up propaganda over Turkish rescue effort; Taiwan also sends team Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2023 -- China has been ramping up propaganda around its rescue mission to help victims of the devastating earthquake that hit regions of Turkey and Syria earlier this month that killed at least 42,000 people.
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