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28 March 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Ma Ying-jeou calls for cross-Straits peace, revitalizing Chinese nation on first day in Nanjing Global Times 28 Mar 2023 -- The two sides of the Taiwan Straits should work together to pursue peace, avoid war and revitalize the Chinese nation, former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, as he started his 12-day ancestral trip in the Chinese mainland.
- Ma mentions Taiwan's official name during China visit CNA 28 Mar 2023 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Tuesday mentioned the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan's official title) during a public statement he gave in the complex housing Sun Yat-sen's (孫逸仙) mausoleum in Nanjing, China.
- Ex-president ruffles feathers with claim that Taiwanese are 'ethnically Chinese' Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2023 -- Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, visiting mainland China amid ongoing regional military tensions, echoed Beijing's official line on the democratic island on Tuesday, claiming that people in democratic Taiwan and in communist China are "all ethnically Chinese."
- Taiwan gets back 'Republic of China' office name from Fiji: MOFA CNA 28 Mar 2023 -- Taiwan's government expressed its gratitude to Fiji on Tuesday for reinstating the old name of its representative office there, which includes the "Republic of China (ROC)" -- Taiwan's official name.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 28, 2023 ROC MND 28 Mar 2023
- Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou arrives in Chinese mainland People's Daily 28 Mar 2023 -- Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Shanghai Monday afternoon and then left for the eastern city of Nanjing.
- US maintains intensive military ops around China with 1,000 close-in recon attempts in 2022 despite Ukraine crisis: report Global Times 28 Mar 2023 -- The US has maintained intensive military activities around China despite the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis in 2022, a situation that experts said on Tuesday will only provoke China and lead to more countermeasures that go against the US' wishful thinking.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 28, 2023 PRC MofA 28 Mar 2023
- Competition With China Drives FY 2024 Budget Request DoD News 28 Mar 2023 -- The $842 billion fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Defense Department is driven in large part by strategic competition with China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
- China Urges US to Stop Interfering in Other Countries' Affairs Under Pretext of Democracy Sputnik 28 Mar 2023 -- China urges the United States to stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of democracy and creating divisions in today's world, the spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, said on Tuesday.
- President Xi speaks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on the phone on Tuesday Global Times 28 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia over the phone on Tuesday, saying that China is willing to work with Saudi Arabia to advance the China-Arab community with shared future.
- Bin Salman thanks China for efforts to restore Saudi-Iran ties Press TV 28 Mar 2023 -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has appreciated China's efforts in brokering a rapprochement deal between Riyadh and Tehran.
- China Accused of Meddling in Canada's Elections VOA 28 Mar 2023 -- Allegations are mounting that China may have interfered in Canada's most recent federal elections to favor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party. One Conservative candidate near Vancouver says a deliberate misinformation campaign led to his defeat in 2021.
- What Do Closer Chinese-Russian Ties Mean For Central Asia? RFE/RL 28 Mar 2023 -- Shortly after wrapping up a high-profile meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned his sights toward Central Asia and announced plans to host a summit in May as the ripple effects from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to shake up the region.
- Chinese FM denounces 'debt trap' accusation Global Times 28 Mar 2023 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday hit back at criticism that loans related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are a "debt trap", saying that China does not accept this.
- Any public gathering must be done in an 'orderly and peaceful' manner: HK Chief Executive Global Times 28 Mar 2023 -- Any activities involving public gathering must be done in an orderly and peaceful manner, and in accordance with the law, said Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee at a press conference on Tuesday as response to questions over a gathering two days before against land reclamation in Tseung Kwan O, during which several dozen participants were reported to have to wear individually numbered badges.
- Congressional hearing examines Chinese repression in Tibet Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2023 -- During a congressional hearing Tuesday on China's growing repression in Tibet, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn likened Beijing's policy to an idea from an ancient Chinese essay about political strategy - sacrificing the plum tree to preserve the peach tree.
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