Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China urges WHO not to descend to political tool of COVID-19 origins-tracing Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- China has urged World Health Organization (WHO) officials to return to science and fairness and not to be subject to or willing to descend to become a tool of politicization of certain countries, after some in the international organization smeared China for lacking transparency in sharing data about COVID-19 origins. Using twisted and incomplete pieces of evidence to slander China on the origins of COVID-19 will only undermine the international body's credibility and impair investigations on the virus said experts.
- China transparent on COVID origins-tracing research findings: official People's Daily 09 Apr 2023 -- China has been transparent in sharing research results on the origins-tracing of SARS-CoV-2 with the international community, a Chinese health official said at a press conference on Saturday.
- Virus not found in animal samples of Huanan Seafood Market; strains isolated from environment samples most likely from humans: scientists Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researcher on Saturday said she felt surprised that some officials at WHO accusing China of lack of transparency in COVID-19 origins-tracing, as Chinese scientists have shared all available information and the results have been approved by WHO-China joint mission.
- China kicks off second day of military drills near Taiwan amid tensions Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- China has commenced the second day of its military drills near Taiwan amid escalated tensions over the Taiwanese president's trip to the United States and her meetings with US senior government officials.
- Chinese Army Simulates Strikes on 'Key Targets' in Taiwan Amid Drills Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese military announced that it would hold three-day air and naval military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and around the island on Saturday morning. The drills kicked off shortly after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a visit to the US.
- PLA conducts mock strikes on Taiwan island on 2nd day of encirclement drills Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command organized its multiple affiliated military services and branches and conducted joint precision strike simulations on the island of Taiwan on Sunday, the second day of its Taiwan Island encirclement combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises, continuing to pressure "Taiwan independence" forces and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- China sends warplanes, warships near Taiwan as PLA drills enter 2nd day CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued sending warplanes and warships to conduct drills around Taiwan on Sunday as its three-day, around-the-island exercises entered their second day, according to Taiwan's military.
- 35 Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan Strait median line: MND CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said 35 Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line Sunday, as drills launched in response to a meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continued for a second day.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 Apr 2023
- PLA drills aimed at appeasing Chinese nationalists: Scholar CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- China's ongoing military exercises around Taiwan are aimed at appeasing nationalists in China who were upset by the meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Taiwanese scholar said Sunday.
- UPDATE: PLA deploys aircraft carrier, rockets, vessels, fighter jets, missiles in drills around Taiwan island Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- Kicking off the encirclement combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises around the island of Taiwan, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Saturday pressured the island from all four directions by deploying an aircraft carrier, long-range rockets, vessels, fighter jets and conventional missiles.
- US ready to go to war with China over Taiwan: Congressman Michael McCaul Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- The US Congress would authorize a direct military confrontation with China if Beijing launched an attack on the self-ruled island of Taiwan, said the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.
- China obtains world's first high-yield industrial gas flow with commercial value in Cambrian shale dating back 540 million years Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- China has unlocked a high-yield industrial gas flow with commercial value in the Cambrian shale dating back 540 million years. The development is a global first which holds strategic significance in promoting regional economic and social development and ensuring China's long term energy security.
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