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01 March 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Italian region to halt COVID testing upon arrival from China People's Daily 01 Mar 2023 -- Starting on Wednesday, Italy's Lombardy region will no longer require people arriving from China by plane to be tested for COVID-19 infections, ending a policy that lasted for two months, Guido Bertolaso, Lombardy's welfare counselor announced on Tuesday.
- Czech minister meets Tibetan counterpart Radio Free Asia 01 Mar 2023 -- Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met with Norzin Dolma, Minister of Information and International Relations at the Central Tibetan Administration this week in the Indian capital New Delhi.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 1, 2023 ROC MND 01 Mar 2023
- Military, economy key to deterring China invasion of Taiwan: U.S. Congressman CNA 01 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. should arm Taiwan as part of its efforts to establish a more "sensible" military posture in the Indo-Pacific region while decreasing its economic reliance on China to deter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from mounting an attack on Taiwan, U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher said on Tuesday.
- US intensifies war hype to fool Taiwan island to be 'handy tool' in rivalry with China Global Times 01 Mar 2023 -- The US recently has escalated hype about a military conflict scenario in the Taiwan Straits, hinting at a commitment to "defend the island," but such moves are no more than fooling the island to follow the US' anti-China strategy and using Taiwan as a pawn, analysts said on Wednesday.
- China unveils ambitious plans to expand its space station People's Daily 01 Mar 2023 -- During an ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China, it was revealed that China plans to expand its space station in near-Earth orbit by launching a new module that will dock with the existing structure and create a cross-shaped combination.
- 20th CPC Central Committee issues communiqué after its 2nd plenary session Global Times 01 Mar 2023 -- The 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee issued a communiqué at the end of its second plenary session on Tuesday. The communiqué said the plenary session adopted a plan for the reform of Party and state institutions. Analysts said the reform will reflect the demands of the new development stage and the profound changes of the international situation.
- CPC Central Committee holds consultative meeting on reform plan of Party, state institutions People's Daily 01 Mar 2023 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a consultative meeting Tuesday to hear opinions and inform non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and personages without party affiliation of a plan on the reform of Party and state institutions.
- China anticipated to steadily, reasonably expand defense budget amid military spending growth around world Global Times 01 Mar 2023 -- It is likely that China will steadily and reasonably increase its military expenditure in 2023, according to predictions made by experts and analysts the Global Times has reached, as they cited China's national defense modernization and the security tensions China is being confronted with among the reasons that incentivize the growth.
- Reports: Canada Found, Retrieved Chinese Spy Buoys in Arctic VOA 01 Mar 2023 -- Months before a Chinese spy balloon drifted across Alaska and Canada, the Canadian military discovered and retrieved Chinese spy buoys in the Arctic, a region of long interest to Beijing.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 1, 2023 PRC MofA 01 Mar 2023
- US Army Secretary Lays Out Strategy for War with China VOA 01 Mar 2023 -- The Biden administration official with direct responsibility for the U.S. Army laid out in surprising detail this week a multi-pronged strategy for deterring, and if necessary, prevailing in any future war with China.
- Dual House committees take aim at China Radio Free Asia 01 Mar 2023 -- Congress can't agree on much, but it can agree on China.
- China proposes peace plan for Ukraine; Western countries reject it Press TV 01 Mar 2023 -- A year has passed since the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the prospects for an end to the war remain bleak.
- US warns China of consequences of arming Russia Press TV 01 Mar 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States believes that China is considering providing weaponry to support Russia in its war in Ukraine.
- Xi-Lukashenko meeting carries on 'unbreakable friendship' Global Times 01 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warmly received the visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday, the main day of the latter's three-day state visit to China, a continuation of friendship after the two nations upgraded their bilateral relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in September 2022.
- Protesters rally outside Chinese 'police service station' amid spy accusations Radio Free Asia 01 Mar 2023 -- Protesters gathered outside a Chinese "police service station" in New York - believed to serve as a base to spy on dissidents - and two Chinese consulates in California over the weekend amid growing calls in the United States, Canada and around the world for curbs on Beijing's overseas influence activities.
- Local governments' fiscal situation to improve in 2023: finance minister Global Times 01 Mar 2023 -- The tough fiscal situation of China's local governments is expected to ease gradually as the nation's economy is rebounding, following a stream of supportive policies and measures to back the economy, a senior official said.
- China targets banker, dissident and church leader ahead of annual parliament Radio Free Asia 01 Mar 2023 -- Authorities in China are stepping up nationwide "stability maintenance" measures -- including hauling in a prominent financier for questioning and placing restrictions on a prominent Protestant church leader -- ahead of the annual session of the country's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, Radio Free Asia has learned.
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