Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
27 March 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China vows to build the South China Sea into a sea of peace and cooperation Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- China is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to eliminate external interference and provide institutional guarantees for building the South China Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during a meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn in Beijing on Monday.
- Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2023 -- A Chinese coast guard ship and a Vietnamese fisheries patrol boat apparently had a tense encounter during the weekend in the South China Sea, coming as close as 10 meters to each other, according to data from Marine Traffic, a ship-tracking website.
- Ex-President Ma Ying-jeou departs on 12-day China trip CNA 27 Mar 2023 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said Monday at Taoyuan airport, before departing for Shanghai, that it has taken a very long time for him to visit mainland China.
- Ma Ying-jeou kicks off mainland visit, expected to offset tensions created by DPP Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- Former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou landed in Shanghai on Monday afternoon, kicking off an ancestral trip in the mainland, which experts viewed as being of special significance to easing the tensions across the Taiwan Straits and enhancing exchanges. Furthermore, Ma's itinerary shows the deep historical, political and cultural ties between Taiwan and the mainland, outlining the fact that the two sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one and the same China.
- Former president Ma Ying-jeou's trip to China undermines Taiwan government: critics Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2023 -- Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, whose opposition Kuomintang espouses closer ties with China, began a visit there on Monday with a call for peace, as incumbent Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive Party accused Ma of "endorsing" Beijing's territorial claim on the island.
- Amid Rising Tensions, Taiwan's Ex-President Embarks on 'Peacebuilding' Trip to Mainland China VOA 27 Mar 2023 -- Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Monday, becoming the first past or current president from the self-ruled island to visit the mainland since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 27, 2023 ROC MND 27 Mar 2023
- Chinese navy to recruit more professional, practical carrier-based aircraft pilots among junior high school graduates Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will recruit carrier-based aircraft pilots among junior high school graduates, as the annual recruitment of youth pilots has started in recent days. The move is aimed at training pilots with more professional skills to adapt to the rapid development of China's aircraft carrier construction, said military experts.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 27, 2023 PRC MofA 27 Mar 2023
- US Congress to move forward with legislation to ban TikTok Press TV 27 Mar 2023 -- Members of Congress from both parties will move forward with legislation targeting TikTok, describing the Chinese-owned app as a national security threat.
- No preconditions for establishment of China-Honduras relations; DPP's 'dollar diplomacy' at a dead end: Chinese FM Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry refuted allegations about preconditions having been set for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Honduras, saying that it's not a matter for bargaining. The ministry reiterated that there have been no preconditions for establishing or resuming diplomatic relations with countries such as Panama and the Dominican Republic.
- China's contribution to regional, global devt in focus at Boao Forum Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2023 and deliver a keynote speech in South China's Hainan Province on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday, marking Li's first address at the major Asian forum after becoming the Chinese Premier earlier this month.
- Fallacies and truths about U.S. slander against China on Ukraine issue People's Daily 27 Mar 2023 -- Since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis, the United States has churned out fallacies to discredit China on a range of related issues and mislead the international community.
- Chinese FM confirms detention of Japanese national on suspicion of spying Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that a Japanese national was under criminal detention under suspicion of engaging in espionage, saying that Chinese officials had notified the Japanese Embassy in accordance with Vienna Convention and China-Japan consular relations.
- Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2023 -- Participants in the first public protest in Hong Kong since a draconian national security law took effect were forced to wear badges and walk within a police cordon last weekend.
- Saudi Aramco signs JV deal for $12b refinery, petrochemical complex in NE China Global Times 27 Mar 2023 -- Oil giant Saudi Aramco signed a deal for a major refinery and petrochemical complex with its Chinese partners over the weekend. The greenfield project will include a 300,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery and a 1.65 million ton steam cracker, according to a company statement seen by the Global Times on Monday.
- Xi reassures foreign firms on opening-up People's Daily 27 Mar 2023 -- China will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management and standards, and will work with all countries and parties to share opportunities arising from it, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
- Anti-graft officials urged to better fulfill duties in China's modernization drive People's Daily 27 Mar 2023 -- China's anti-graft chief has called on fellow members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to faithfully perform their duties in the pursuit of modernization.
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