Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
10 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- New COVID vaccine plan shortens interval between 1st dose of booster to 3 months Global Times 10 Apr 2023 -- To effectively deal with the recent COVID-19 situation, China's National Health Commission announced on Monday that for people above 18 years old who have completed basic immunization, the interval between the first dose of booster immunizations will be shortened from previous six months to three months. And the domestic mRNA vaccine will be put into emergency use to enhance the immunization of adult people.
- US Navy Conducts Mission in Contested South China Sea VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- A U.S. warship sailed near a chain of islands Monday claimed by China, the Philippines, as well as other nations and Taiwan, while China held its third day of military exercises around self-governed Taiwan.
- Malaysian government clarifies PM's statements on South China Sea Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Malaysia's government was on the defensive as it clarified its South China Sea policy, a day after the opposition leader skewered Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for apparently taking a softer stance over a territorial dispute with China.
- Shandong aircraft carrier group hosts J-15 fighter sorties on final day of PLA drills encircling Taiwan island, forming blockade Global Times 10 Apr 2023 -- he Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has successfully wrapped up all missions in the combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises encircling the island of Taiwan from Saturday to Monday, and a comprehensive testing of the integrated joint operational capabilities of multiple military services and branches under realistic combat scenarios, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesperson at the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a statement on Monday evening.
- Chinese aircraft carrier stages drills near Taiwan, Okinawa islands Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- China's Shandong aircraft carrier continues to take part in a multi-branch exercise around Taiwan, staged in response to the recent meeting between Taiwan's president and the U.S. House speaker, the Chinese military said Monday.
- Chinese Forces Successfully Fulfilled All Tasks Set During Drills Near Taiwan: Military Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese forces have successfully fulfilled all tasks that were set during recent military exercises and patrols near Taiwan, Shi Yi, the spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said on Monday.
- Taiwan Watches Third Day of Chinese Military Exercises VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- China declared Monday that it is "ready to fight" after completing three days of extensive combat drills encircling the island of Taiwan, simulating sealing off the island in protest of President Tsai Ing-wen's meetings last week with U.S. lawmakers.
- China says it has 'successfully completed' military drills around Taiwan Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- China says it has "successfully completed" three days of military drills around Taiwan, amid boiling tensions between Beijing and Washington over the self-ruled island.
- Record-breaking 91 Chinese planes detected around Taiwan in 12 hours CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- A record-breaking 91 Chinese military aircraft and 12 naval ships were detected around Taiwan Monday in a 12-hour period, with 54 crossing the Taiwan Strait median line and entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), including multiple jets which took off from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- Chinese aircraft carrier drills pose threat to eastern Taiwan: Experts CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Warplanes from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, which is currently located about 200 nautical miles east of Taiwan, successfully conducted takeoff and landing drills on Sunday, which local military specialists warned could pose a serious threat to eastern Taiwan if a war breaks out.
- US warship sails in S. China Sea as Chinese drills near Taiwan enter third day Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- The US Navy says one of its warships carried out what it called "a navigational rights and freedoms mission" in the South China Sea at the same time as Chinese military drills around Taiwan entered their third day.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 10, 2023 ROC MND 10 Apr 2023
- Taiwan Spots Over 90 Chinese Aircraft Approaching Island - Defense Ministry Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Monday that it had recorded the approach of 91 aircraft and 12 vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
- Russia: China has every right to carry out Taiwan drills, respond to provocations Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- Russia says China has every right to conduct military drills around Taiwan and to respond to repeated provocations against Beijing.
- China trying to snatch away Paraguay as presidential election nears: MOFA CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui (俞大㵢) on Monday said China has been doing its best to try to snatch away Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America.
- Canadian parliamentary delegation arrives in Taiwan CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- A 10-member Canadian parliamentary delegation arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a week-long visit that will include meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior government officials, according to the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei.
- Philippine foreign secretary sees hope for Taiwan Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said Monday he holds out hope for peace in Taiwan, even as China carries out war games near the island after the recent trip by its leader to the United States.
- Taiwan Watches Third Day of Chinese Military Exercises VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Taiwan said Monday it is closely monitoring as China carried out a third day of military exercises.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 10, 2023 PRC MofA 10 Apr 2023
- Xiplomacy: Meetings of leaders facilitate steady, long-term development of China's ties with France, EU People's Daily 10 Apr 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing, which was followed by a trilateral meeting Xi held with Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Xi also had a separate meeting with von der Leyen after the trilateral meeting.
- China use spies to keep Muslim Uyghurs from fasting during Ramadan Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Chinese police are using spies to make sure that Uyghur Muslims are not fasting during the holy month of Ramadan - including members of their own ethnic group.
- China sentences two prominent activists after attending 2019 dissident gathering Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced two prominent political activists to more than a decade in prison for "subversion of state power" - a charge often used to target critics of the government - after they attended a 2019 dissident gathering.
- Two Prominent Chinese Rights Activists Jailed for Over a Decade VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese court has jailed two of the country's most prominent human rights defenders for over a decade on subversion charges, according to the wife of one of them and a U.S.-based human rights group. The heavy sentencing drew strong condemnation and threw light on the high price paid by government critics perceived by the Chinese authorities for challenging its rule.
- Macron says Europe must cut reliance on US dollar, seek 'strategic autonomy' Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European countries to lower their dependence on the US dollar and resist pressure to become vassal states of Washington or get dragged into the China-US conflict over Taiwan.
- De-dollarization gaining momentum fast: Chinese diplomat Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- China's top diplomat in Iran says efforts by developing countries to ditch the US dollar are gaining momentum.
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