Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
23 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China, India vow to find solution for issues concerning western section of border Global Times 23 Feb 2023 -- China and India have vowed to come up with a solution for issues concerning the western section of the China-India border based on a previously agreed consensus, officials from both countries said at the 26th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs held in Beijing on Wednesday.
- Philippines sounds fresh China alarm over ships in EEZ Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- The U.S. is "committed and focused" to conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, its navy chief said, as Manila again accused China of keeping coast guard ships in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
- Chinese ship threatens and confiscates catch of Vietnamese boat off Paracel Islands Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- A Chinese ship confiscated the catch of a Vietnamese fishing boat anchored in the waters off the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Feb. 19, the state-sponsored Tuoi Tre Newspaper reported.
- PLA to resolutely smash any "Taiwan independence" secessionist moves and foreign interference: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 23 Feb 2023 -- Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan question is an internal affair that the Chinese people will resolve on their own at their own discretion, without brooking any foreign interference, stressed Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland pledges utmost efforts to facilitate cross-Strait exchanges People's Daily 23 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese mainland will make utmost efforts to facilitate exchanges across the Taiwan Strait and reduce the costs of such activities, said a mainland spokesperson on Wednesday.
- DPP slammed for obstructing mainland delegation's Taiwan mourning trip People's Daily 23 Feb 2023 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for deliberately obstructing a Chinese mainland delegation from going to the island to mourn Master Hsing Yun.
- Cross-Strait talks to resume once Taiwan side confirms 1992 Consensus People's Daily 23 Feb 2023 -- The cross-Strait consultation and contact mechanism between the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) will be resumed once the SEF, upon due authorization, confirms adherence to the 1992 Consensus that embodies the one-China principle, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
- China Concerned Over US Getting Access to 4 More Military Bases in Philippines Sputnik 23 Feb 2023 -- China is concerned over the fact that the United States got access to four new military bases in the Philippines and views Washington as the biggest destabilizing actor in the region, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Thursday.
- NATO urged to quit groundless smears against China on Ukraine issue People's Daily 23 Feb 2023 -- China on Wednesday urged NATO to quit groundless speculation and smears against it on the Ukraine issue, grow out of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and bloc confrontation, and actually do something conducive to European and global peace and stability.
- China boosts defense cooperation with UAE as US influence wanes in Middle East Global Times 23 Feb 2023 -- After announcing the signing of a contract that will see Chinese L15 supersonic jets exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at an ongoing defense expo in Abu Dhabi, China's aviation industry went further and opened a UAE joint lab focusing on research and development as well as talent cultivation.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 23, 2023 PRC MofA 23 Feb 2023
- US Army Officials Confident in Competition with China VOA 23 Feb 2023 -- Not all branches of the U.S. military are equally worried about keeping pace with China's military expansion.
- China defends growing ties with Russia to counter Western 'bullying' Press TV 23 Feb 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has defended expanding relations with Russia against the backdrop of growing Western unilateralism.
- Hong Kong's Democratic Party forced to cancel fundraiser as venue pulls out Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- Hong Kong's biggest opposition party has canceled an annual fundraising event after the venue canceled the booking for the third year running, amid an ongoing crackdown on political opposition and peaceful dissent under a draconian national security law.
- Hongkongers call on UK government to cut university fees for those fleeing crackdown Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- A group representing Hongkongers in the United Kingdom has called on the government to slash university tuition fees for holders of the British National Overseas passport and visa scheme, which offers a pathway to citizenship to people fleeing a political crackdown under a draconian security law.
- Pakistan threatens to send Uyghur refugee families back to China Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- Niyaz Ghopur, a Uyghur refugee in Pakistan, got a scare when police and intelligence officers showed up at his home about two weeks ago to tell him that he and his family would be repatriated to China if they didn't renew their U.N.-issued refugee cards.
- China rolls out searchable public databases of officially approved religious leaders Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2023 -- Religious affairs authorities in China have published an online database of Buddhists and Taoists' personal details, apparently in a bid to tighten state control over who is allowed to take part in religious activities.
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