Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Xi Jinping delivers speech at meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on COVID-19 prevention and control work People's Daily 18 Feb 2023 -- The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Feb. 16 to hear a report on the recent COVID-19 prevention and control work. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech.
- KMT vice chairman's trip to China receives mixed response CNA 18 Feb 2023 -- A recently concluded visit by Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言) to China has been met with a mixed reaction in Taiwan, with the KMT touting it as a success and the pan-green camp questioning its timing and legitimacy.
- US urged to stop military, official exchanges with Taiwan island Global Times 18 Feb 2023 -- China urged the US to fulfill its top leader's commitment on not supporting "Taiwan independence" separatists and to stop official and military exchanges in any form with the island of Taiwan and to stop meddling with the Taiwan question or creating new factors that put pressure on the cross-Straits situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
- China's AG600 amphibious aircraft expected to enter market in 2025 PLA Daily 18 Feb 2023 -- China's indigenously-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft is expected to enter the market in 2025, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
- Spy Balloon Lifts Veil on China's 'Near Space' Military Program VOA 18 Feb 2023 -- The little-noticed program that led to a Chinese spy balloon drifting across the United States this month has been discussed in China's state-controlled media for more than a decade in articles extolling its potential military applications.
- Senior diplomat in whirlwind meetings to deliver China's vision for security, development Global Times 18 Feb 2023 -- Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has been in a whirlwind of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders and diplomats on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference (MSC) that was scheduled from Friday to Sunday.
- Chinese envoy urges NATO to contribute positively to world peace, stability PLA Daily 18 Feb 2023 -- China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Friday that NATO should contribute positively to world peace and stability, instead of merely being a troublemaker.
- China warns NATO over 'dangerous acts', US says military channels cut Press TV 18 Feb 2023 -- China's representative to the United Nations has blamed the Ukraine war on "NATO's continuous eastern expansion since the Cold War", and called on the alliance to put aside the Cold War mentality and stop "being a troublemaker".
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with People's Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi US Dept. of State 18 Feb 2023
- US, China Diplomats Meet in Munich to Cool Rising Tensions VOA 18 Feb 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Munich on Saturday and told him the violation of U.S. airspace by China's high-altitude surveillance balloon must never occur again.
- Blinken Says US Not Looking for 'New Cold War' or Conflict With China, Discussed Balloon Sputnik 18 Feb 2023 -- The United States understands the importance of dialogue and is not looking for a conflict with China or a "new Cold War," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi.
- Senior Chinese diplomat blasts US reaction to balloon as 'hysterical, violates intl norms' Global Times 18 Feb 2023 -- The US' handling of an astray Chinese airship was "hysterical, abused force" and apparently violated international norms and conventions, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Saturday when taking questions at a session of the ongoing Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany.
- China raps US 'hysterical' reaction to balloon incident Press TV 18 Feb 2023 -- China's most senior diplomat says the United States has violated international norms by shooting down a balloon in an act that he described as "absurd and hysterical."
- China urges U.S. not to use unmanned airship for political manipulation People's Daily 18 Feb 2023 -- The United States should not have overreacted to or use the unintended entry of the Chinese civilian unmanned airship for political manipulation to smear and attack China, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
- China to Release Position Paper on Ukraine by Month-End Sputnik 18 Feb 2023 -- China will draft and present a document by the end of February in which its position on the Ukraine crisis will be outlined, Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi said on Saturday.
- Blinken Warns China's Wang Yi About 'Consequences' of Supporting Russia - State Department Sputnik 18 Feb 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi that Beijing could face certain "consequences" if it helps Moscow in what concerns the "evasion" of sanctions introduced against Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine.
- Xi calls for high-level China-Africa community with shared future PLA Daily 18 Feb 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he stands ready to work with leaders of African countries to build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.
- Chinese regulators weigh to divide commercial banks into three layers to align with different supervision schemes Global Times 18 Feb 2023 -- Chinese regulators issued an exposure draft on Saturday to solicit public opinions on the management measures of commercial banks' capital, as they consider dividing commercial banks into three layers to match with different supervision schemes.
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