Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
11 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China issues new COVID-19 vaccination plan to further curb risks People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- China's National Health Commission on Monday unveiled the latest plan for COVID-19 vaccination, which aims to raise the immunity levels of certain groups and further reduce the risks of severe infection and death from the virus.
- Legislature condemns China's military exercises around Taiwan CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- Lawmakers across party lines on Tuesday condemned China for conducting military drills around Taiwan and urged Beijing to immediately stop its "intimidation."
- 14 Chinese military aircraft spotted in Taiwan's ADIZ in 5 hours CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it detected 14 Chinese military aircraft entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) Thursday morning, with some of the planes also crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
- Taiwanese working in China has steadily dropped since 2014: Report CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- The number of Taiwanese working in China fell for the eighth consecutive year in 2021, a government report said recently.
- PLA continues routine patrols around Taiwan island after joint drills encircling island concludes Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command continued routine patrols and exercises around the island of Taiwan on Tuesday despite the conclusion of its combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises, with experts saying the PLA will continue to carry out military operations until "Taiwan independence" forces no longer exist.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 11, 2023 ROC MND 11 Apr 2023
- Chinese mainland officials meet Taiwan business leaders, urge closer cross-Straits cooperation Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- Despite rising tension in the Taiwan Straits stirred up by the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' collusion with US politicians, senior Chinese officials have in recent days been meeting with business leaders from the Taiwan region and have called for strengthened cross-Straits cooperation.
- Top political advisor pledges benefits for people, enterprises from Taiwan People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- During a meeting with a delegation from Taiwan on Monday, China's top political advisor Wang Huning stressed that the mainland will always respect, care for and work to bring benefits to Taiwan compatriots.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command concludes patrol, military exercises around Taiwan Island People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has accomplished all tasks in the combat readiness patrol and military exercises carried out from April 8 to 10 around the island of Taiwan.
- China's Y-20 large transport aircraft gets high bypass ratio engine, report shows Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- China's Y-20 large transport aircraft has been enhanced by a new type of engine with a high bypass ratio, official media reports showed, with analysts saying on Tuesday that the improvement will give the domestically developed cargo plane a higher takeoff weight and a longer range.
- Russia-China Military Cooperation Poses Threat to No State: Chinese Foreign Ministry Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- Military cooperation between Russia and China is not directed against third parties and poses threat to no country, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Tuesday, urging Tokyo to stop escalating tensions in the region.
- Chinese military authorities stress carrying out Party education campaign People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- A video conference on carrying out an education campaign of studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the military was held on Monday.
- County chief who oversaw destruction of Tibetan Buddhist sites moved to new position Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese official who approved the destruction of a huge Buddha statue in a Tibetan-majority area has been assigned to another position in the same prefecture, Tibetans inside and outside the region said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 11, 2023 PRC MofA 11 Apr 2023
- U.S. Envoy Urges Firmer Action To Counter Russian, Chinese Disinformation In Western Balkans RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Western Balkan countries are vulnerable to Russian and Chinese disinformation, "a big chunk" of which comes out of Serbia, a U.S. diplomat whose job involves exposing and countering foreign propaganda said on April 11 in an interview with RFE/RL.
- Statement on Sentencing of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Australia MFA 11 Apr 2023
- On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023
- China orders Mongolian-medium schools to switch to Mandarin by September Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- Officials in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia are ordering all schools to switch to Mandarin-medium teaching and slash Mongolian language classes by September, in what one exile group said is ongoing cultural "genocide."
- Japan urged to stop following cliché of smears, provoking camp confrontation after diplomatic report calls China 'biggest strategic challenge' Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- China expressed its firm opposition to Japan's practices in following its cliché of smears and accusations against China, playing up the so-called China threat and unreasonably interfering in China's internal affairs, urging Japan to correct its wrong actions and stop provoking and creating camp confrontation, in response to the latest Japanese diplomatic bluebook, which describes China as the "biggest strategic challenge."
- China not source of "debt trap" for African nations: FM spokesperson People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- China is not the source of African countries' "debt trap," but a partner to help them and other developing countries to escape the "poverty trap," a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday.
- Vietnam's Ties to Russia Tested by China's Moves in South China Sea VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Vietnam, he must negotiate a diplomatic struggle in which Vietnam and China are competing for the right to develop oil and gas reserves off Vietnam's coast in the South China Sea.
- Macron urges Europe to reduce dependence on US People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to reduce its dependence on the United States and avoid getting caught up in confrontation between the US and China.
- Share of yuan in Russia's FX market hits record amid worldwide de-dollarization push Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese yuan's share in Russia's foreign exchange transactions hit a new high in March amid the accelerating push by countries and regions to seek a more diversified international monetary system. The yuan is expected to see continuous growth as an international currency, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.
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