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05 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese authorities in Tibet go after relatives of self-immolating protestors Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- Chinese authorities are harassing and discriminating against relatives of Tibetans who protested against Chinese rule by setting their bodies alight going back to 2008, two sources in Tibet told Radio Free Asia.
- Manila, Kuala Lumpur to negotiate with Beijing in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- Malaysia and the Philippines have said that they're willing to discuss oil and gas exploration with China in the South China Sea, a move that analysts say may cause friction within ASEAN as the Southeast Asian bloc wants to accelerate negotiations for a Code of Conduct in order to avoid conflict.
- US House Speaker McCarthy Praises Taiwan Leader as 'Great Friend to America' VOA 05 Apr 2023 -- U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Wednesday with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California, calling her "a great friend to America."
- Taiwan's leader praises US ties: 'We are not alone' Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- Bucking increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with a bipartisan congressional delegation led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy just outside of Los Angeles on Wednesday, declaring "we are not isolated, and we are not alone."
- PLA vows to safeguard sovereignty ahead of Tsai-McCarthy meet Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- Ahead of a planned meeting between Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on Wednesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command vowed to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, with multiple land, naval, air exercises focusing on amphibious landing missions underway.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 5, 2023 ROC MND 05 Apr 2023
- The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release that "The formation of the CCP aircraft carrier, Shandong, and vessels passed through the Bashi Channel" (April 5, 2023) ROC MND 05 Apr 2023
- China Launches Patrols Near Taiwan Ahead of Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai Sputnik 05 Apr 2023 -- China has launched military patrols in two areas of the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Los Angeles during her transit trip to the United States, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration in the province of Fujian said on Wednesday.
- Top House Foreign Affairs Lawmaker to Visit Taiwan Thursday VOA 05 Apr 2023 -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's talks this week with members of Congress will continue following Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic meeting with the head of the self-governing island Wednesday in California.
- Chinese Embassy Warns US Lawmakers Against Meeting With Taiwanese President VOA 05 Apr 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers Wednesday dismissed a warning from the Chinese Embassy that they should not meet with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who is visiting California.
- Shanghai Party chief meets Ma Ying-jeou, 'peace, cooperation the common voice across Straits' Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- Chen Jining, the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, met with former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday.
- China's latest drills attempt to eliminate 'median line:' Expert CNA 06 Apr 2023 -- China's announced maneuvers east of the median line in the Taiwan Strait are intended to underscore the fact that China no longer accepts the previously tacit agreement on the median line between the two sides and reassert its territorial claim over Taiwan, an expert said Wednesday.
- China sails new aircraft carrier into West Pacific: Taiwan CNA 06 Apr 2023 -- China sailed its newest aircraft carrier, the Shandong (山東艦), through waters south of Taiwan into the West Pacific Ocean for a long-range exercise on Wednesday, according to Taiwan's military, less than a day before President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is scheduled to meet United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
- Taiwan monitoring Chinese drill ahead of Tsai-McCarthy meeting CNA 06 Apr 2023 -- Taiwan's military is closely watching a Chinese drill in the Taiwan Strait that began Wednesday morning, less than a day before President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was scheduled to meet United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
- China firmly opposes U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip People's Daily 05 Apr 2023 -- China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip to the United States and a meeting between her and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the third highest-ranking official of the U.S. government, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
- China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- China recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea, with developers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) saying Thursday that the technology would lay the foundation for future applications including a recyclable near-space experiment platform as well as the development of space travel.
- PLA Navy's aircraft carrier Shandong sails past Taiwan island, starts 1st far sea drill in West Pacific Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- The aircraft carrier Shandong of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly started its first exercise in the West Pacific on Wednesday after sailing past the island of Taiwan, breaking the first island chain, with analysts saying that the voyage shows the PLA Navy's second aircraft carrier is fully ready for far sea operations and safeguarding China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- NATO Foreign Ministers wrap up meetings with focus on China and support to Ukraine NATO 05 Apr 2023 -- NATO foreign ministers wrapped up two days of discussions in Brussels on Wednesday (5 April 2023) with a meeting with Indo-Pacific partners - Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea - and the European Union.
- Exclusive: Leaked Files Show China And Russia Sharing Tactics On Internet Control, Censorship RFE/RL 05 Apr 2023 -- Years before Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a "no-limits" partnership and the Kremlin launched a wide-ranging censorship campaign following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Beijing and Moscow were sharing methods and tactics for monitoring dissent and controlling the Internet.
- US Pulls Philippines Into NATO's Geopolitical Confrontation Versus China Sputnik 05 Apr 2023 -- In April, US military units could be deployed to new Philippine-owned bases. An expanded US military presence in the Philippines would allow the US to respond to the situation around Taiwan from the south. The US threatens peace and stability in the South China Sea, which China finds unacceptable.
- Macron's visit signals enhanced China-France economic cooperation instead of 'decoupling' Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- China and France are expected to eye further economic cooperation in fields such as aviation, nuclear power and new energy, and will inject more certainty into global economic recovery through enhancing the China-EU relationship, experts said amid the ongoing visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China.
- France's Macron arrives in China, with Ukraine, trade on agenda Press TV 05 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in China for a three-day state visit, during which he aims to dissuade Beijing from supporting Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
- France, EU leaders begin China visit with China-France, China-EU ties in focus Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, embarking on a three-day visit of "restarting exchanges and advancing cooperation," officials and experts said. Macron landed in China shortly ahead of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen as the two European leaders eye balancing economic ties with China and aiming to find some common ground for the yearlong Ukraine crisis that has dragged the EU into an unprecedented security dilemma not seen ever since WWII.
- Iranian, Saudi FMs to hold meeting in Beijing ISNA 05 Apr 2023 -- The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia will hold a meeting on Thursday in Beijing, according to Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper.
- Saudi Arabian, Iranian top diplomats to meet in Beijing; may discuss 'detailed arrangements' for resuming ties Global Times 05 Apr 2023 -- The top diplomats of Saudi Arabia and Iran will reportedly meet in Beijing on Thursday. Experts believe the three sides will discuss detailed arrangements following the Saudi-Iran agreement reached last month brokered by China. They noted that in the long run, Beijing will continue to play a vital role in the future for two sides to solve some long-standing and complex problems before they can establish mutual trust.
- Canada's Probe of Alleged Chinese Interference Gets Mixed Reviews VOA 05 Apr 2023 -- Canadians are almost evenly divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is sincere about probing an alleged Chinese scheme to ensure Trudeau's re-election in 2019 and 2021 while taking care to make sure his government remained hobbled with a minority in Parliament.
- Demolition of Kashgar's Khan Bazaar creates uncertain future for Uyghur shop owners Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- Qasimjan Abdurehim remembers Kashgar's centuries-old Khan Bazaar as a thriving marketplace where Uyghur merchants traded fabrics and modern-day tourists strolled along the pedestrian street that ran down the middle of it.
- China 'unilaterally' appoints new Catholic bishop in Shanghai, Vatican says Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party has appointed a new bishop of Shanghai without approval from the Vatican, in what critics say is a breach of a controversial agreement on the appointment of bishops signed in September 2018.
- Rare Earths Behemoth China Mulls Ban on Export of Key Magnet Tech to US Sputnik 05 Apr 2023 -- The Asian nation controls the overwhelming majority of the rare earth mining, refining and manufacturing capacity in the world, with these resources used in a wide array of civilian and military applications. US legislators have sought to shore up domestic rare earths production after realizing that Beijing could unplug Washington from its supply.
- Influx of Chinese nationals means tough competition for merchants in Laos Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2023 -- An influx of Chinese investors and business owners to Laos in recent years is crowding out Lao entrepreneurs, who say the visitors have an unfair advantage in capital and are taking away their clientele.
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