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29 March 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Wearing a mask now optional: Chinese infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- A renowned Chinese infectious disease expert believes as the country has entered into a stage of low prevalence of the novel coronavirus, wearing masks has now become an optional measure.
- One human infection of H3N8 detected in S.China's Guangdong, 'individual case with low risk of spread' Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- Zhongshan health authorities in South China's Guangdong Province recently reported a case of a human infected with an avian influenza A (H3N8) virus, with the infected individual also suffering from multiple myeloma and other underlying medical conditions. An expert told the Global Times on Wednesday that the case is "an individual case," and the risk of spread is low.
- US bolsters military activities in South China Sea: Chinese think-tank Radio Free Asia 29 Mar 2023 -- The American military last year deployed three carrier strike groups, 20 bombers, and 12 nuclear attack submarines in the South China Sea as it apparently intensified its activities in the region, a new Chinese report found.
- Whatever Japan's textbook says, the fact that Diaoyu Islands belong to China won't change: Chinese FM Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- China is deeply concerned about Japan's insidious moves on historical and territorial issues when authorizing textbooks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday after Japan's Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology approved a batch of elementary school textbooks that promote Japan's unilateral territorial claims, downplay and distort the historical facts of Japan's forced conscription and enslavement of laborers to cover up the atrocities during its colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula.
- Tsai arrives in US amid Beijing's protests Radio Free Asia 29 Mar 2023 -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday amid a war of words between Washington and Beijing about her visit and threats of unspecified "countermeasures" from a Chinese official.
- Taiwan's President Begins Trip to Central America Amid Dire Warnings from China VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan says "external pressure" will not stop the self-ruled island from engaging with the world.
- Tsai arrives in US amid Beijing's protests Radio Free Asia 29 Mar 2023 -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday amid a war of words between Washington and Beijing about her visit and threats of unspecified "countermeasures" from a Chinese official.
- President Tsai embarks on 10-day trip to Central America CNA 29 Mar 2023 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Wednesday afternoon left Taiwan for a 10-day trip to Central America that will include stops in New York and Los Angeles in the United States as layovers.
- No plan for U.S. officials to meet Tsai during transit: White House CNA 29 Mar 2023 -- There is no plan for any U.S. officials to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) during her transit stops in the United States, on the way to two of Taiwan's diplomatic allies, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday.
- White House Says Taiwanese Leader's Private 'Transit' Via US in Line With One China Policy Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen's transit through the United States is private, unofficial, and consistent with Washington's "one China" policy, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.
- China to resolutely fight back Tsai's official contact with US officials Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- China on Wednesday warned of resolute measures to fight back if Taiwan regional leader has contact with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her transit in the US, as China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the Chinese island, opposes the visit of the regional leader to the US in any name or under whatever pretext and opposes the US' violation of the one-China principle.
- China to take resolute counter measures if Tsai meets Speaker McCarthy: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- "If Taiwan's regional leader Tsai Ing-wen meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it would be a provocation that seriously violates one-China principle, undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as damages peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. And we will take resolute measures to counter this," a Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson remarked on Wednesday, with Tsai set for a stopover in the US en route to Latin America.
- China Urges US to Stop All Forms of Official Interaction With Taiwan Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen merely stopping in the United States on her way to Guatemala and Belize is a lie, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said during a briefing on Wednesday, urging Washington to drop any diplomatic relations with Taipei.
- China's Authorities Vow to Take Measures If Taiwan's Leader Meets With McCarthy Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- If Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her transit through the United States, it will seriously damage Chinese sovereignty and Beijing will take the firm measures to fight back, Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council, said on Wednesday.
- China's state-run TV station censors Ma's ROC remarks CNA 29 Mar 2023 -- China's state-run CCTV has censored all mentions of the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan's official title) made by Taiwan's former president, Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), in Nanjing, China on Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland affirms real benefits for Taiwan compatriots after reunification People's Daily 29 Mar 2023 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday affirmed that Taiwan compatriots will enjoy real benefits after the country's reunification.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 29, 2023 ROC MND 29 Mar 2023
- China warns of retaliation if Taiwan president meets US speaker Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- China has voiced its strong opposition to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's planned transit through the United States, warning that it will retaliate if she meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
- China deletes Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, other ideologies from government rulebook Radio Free Asia 29 Mar 2023 -- China has rewritten its political rulebook to delete references to all ideology but that of supreme party leader Xi Jinping, forcing its cabinet, the State Council, to defer to highest-ranking Communist Party leaders on all "major decisions."
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 29, 2023 PRC MofA 29 Mar 2023
- Global Security Initiative revisited at Boao, highlights Chinese wisdom and leadership in turbulent world Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- The Global Security Initiative (GSI) was revisited at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2023, one year after it was raised at the forum's 2022 annual conference by President Xi Jinping, when delegates discussed the ideal approach as well as China's role in tackling global and regional security challenges.
- Milley Says War With China, Russia Not Inevitable DoD News 29 Mar 2023 -- The United States must remain the most powerful nation on Earth if peace is to continue between the U.S., China and Russia, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, who testified today about the Defense Department's fiscal year 2024 budget request at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
- US urged to stop suppressing Chinese enterprises based on lies: FM Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- The claim that there is "repression of Uygur Muslim minorities" in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has long proved to be false, Mao Ning, a spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Wednesday when asked to comment on new US sanctions on several Chinese companies allegedly for "repressing Uygur" people.
- Following in Iran's footsteps, Saudi Arabia moves to join China-led SCO Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- Saudi Arabia has taken the first step to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), less than a month after Beijing meditated a deal between Tehran and Riyadh to restore ties and months after Tehran became a permanent member of the bloc.
- Chinese envoy calls for lifting unilateral sanctions against Syria Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- Individual countries should respect Syria's national sovereignty if they truly care about human rights, Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, said on Tuesday, calling for lifting the unilateral sanctions against the earthquake-stricken country.
- Hong Kong plans to share transplant organs with China sparks human rights concerns Radio Free Asia 29 Mar 2023 -- Hong Kong's government is looking at ways to share transplant organs between the city's hospitals and those in mainland China, sparking concerns over human rights protections, according to local media reports and healthcare advocates.
- Safety Concerns Rise as Journalists Report Being Followed in Hong Kong VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- Concerns over media safety in Hong Kong heightened in the past week as reports emerged of journalists being followed.
- Six provincial-, ministerial-level officials under investigation since two sessions Global Times 29 Mar 2023 -- A senior official in East China's Jiangxi Province is under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement on Wednesday. This brings the number of provincial- and ministerial-level officials put under investigation since the two sessions to six.
- What Is the Signal Sent by Return to China of Alibaba's Founder? VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- Jack Ma, one of China's most prominent entrepreneurs, returned to China this week after traveling overseas for more than a year, in what is being interpreted as evidence of an improved climate for the nation's private sector.
- Tensions With China Emerge Over Undersea Cables Carrying Internet Traffic VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- Undersea cables that carry the bulk of intercontinental internet traffic are increasingly the focal point of geopolitical tensions involving China, according to experts.
- Exclusive: US Deports North Korean Sentenced for Money Laundering to China VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. has deported a North Korean businessman to China after sentencing him for multiple money laundering offenses using the American financial system to buy luxury goods for the regime in Pyongyang, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson.
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