Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Second wave of massive COVID outbreak 'less likely,' say experts amid public concerns before May Day holidays Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- A few months have passed since China encountered its first wave of a nationwide Omicron outbreak. Now more and more Chinese netizens have started to express concerns over a second wave as the country is preparing for upcoming May Day holidays while a new COVID-19 variant is reported to have swept about 30 countries and regions.
- Reported US anti-ship missile sales to island of Taiwan slammed as 'playing with fire' Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- The island of Taiwan will reportedly buy as many as 400 land-launched anti-ship Harpoon missiles from the US, a move Chinese mainland experts said on Tuesday is akin to playing with fire, and that the missiles could be destroyed before they have the chance to launch if a conflict breaks out.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 18, 2023 ROC MND 18 Apr 2023
- China's aircraft carrier Shandong holds intensive drills comparable with Liaoning in West Pacific Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- The second aircraft carrier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the Shandong, is reportedly conducting intensive drills beyond the first island chain, reaching near Guam on the second island chain after completing Taiwan island encirclement drills last week.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 18, 2023 PRC MofA 18 Apr 2023
- China continues reconciliation efforts in Middle East despite US' meddling, shows greater role in global governance Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- After the successfully brokered deal between decades-old rivalries Iran and Saudi Arabia that saw the restoration of ties in March, China is continuing its reconciliation efforts in the Middle East in settling the Yemen crisis and promoting Israel-Palestine peace talks.
- G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers' Communiqué US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2023 -- The text of the following communiqué was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- G7 Foreign Ministers Highlight Concerns About Russia, China VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and highlighted the need to engage with China to address global challenges as they closed their meetings in Japan on Tuesday.
- G7 foreign ministers promise tougher measures against Russia, call out China Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies have vowed to take a more unified stand against Russia and China.
- China strongly opposes joint communiqué of G7 foreign ministers meeting Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- China expressed strong opposition and lodged stern representations to Japan, the host country of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, as the latest G7 joint communiqué reflects the group's arrogance, prejudice and deliberate desire to block and contain China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in response to the document that highlights "concerns" over Russia and China.
- Chinese FM urges G7 countries to stop interfering in China's internal affairs Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged G7 countries to pay attention to their own domestic problems and stop interfering in China's internal affairs in response to China-related content in the G7 foreign ministers' joint statement.
- China cuts US Treasury holdings in Feb to near 13-year low, raises economic security Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- China further reduced its holdings of US Treasury debt in February to the lowest level in nearly 13 years, as other foreign holders cut their holdings by 4.7 percent year-on-year to $7.34 trillion, data from the US Treasury Department showed.
- US poisons ties with 'nonsense charges'; its China policy increasingly self-contradictory Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- US' China policy is becoming increasingly self-contradictory and ridiculous, experts said, as while Washington wishes to send senior officials to China to seek dialogue on key issues and US military officers complain about obstacles to engaging with their Chinese counterparts, the US recently arrested Chinese Americans and charged some Chinese officials under a nonsense pretext of running a "secret police outpost." The latest moves have further poisoned the atmosphere for bilateral ties by adding fuel to the fire of Sinophobia in the US.
- Beijing Confirms Entry Ban Against Lockheed and Raytheon Execs Over Taiwan Arms Sales Sputnik 18 Apr 2023 -- The restrictions complement measures imposed in February which labeled the US weapons makers as "unreliable entities" and prohibited them from carrying out a range of export/import activities, investing in China's economy, and having employees living or working there.
- EP Plenary: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on EU-China relations European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Apr 2023
- Rights group says banks are withholding pension pots from U.K.-based Hong Kongers Radio Free Asia 18 Apr 2023 -- London-based rights group Hong Kong Watch has accused banks of perpetrating a "brazen asset grab" by withholding up to U.S.$2.4 billion in the pension pots of Hong Kongers who have emigrated to the United Kingdom under its British National Overseas visa scheme.
- Chinese pandemic whistleblower tried in secret was given 3-year jail term Radio Free Asia 18 Apr 2023 -- Citizen journalist Fang Bin, who disappeared for three years after filming from hospitals and funeral homes early in the COVID-19 pandemic from the city of Wuhan, had been sentenced in secret to three years in prison, Radio Free Asia has learned.
- Chinese Companies Reportedly Halt Rare Earth Mining in Myanmar After Protests VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- Chinese companies mining rare earth minerals in Myanmar's Kachin State have promised to halt activities after more than 1,000 local residents protested, acknowledging the environmental damage caused by extracting the elements key to the production of many everyday tech-heavy devices such as smartphones.
- Bangladesh to pay Russian nuclear firm in yuan, further sign of de-dollarization Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- With the de-dollarization wave building as many nations seek alternatives to the greenback to reduce their dependence on the US, the internationalization of the yuan is gaining momentum.
- China's Q1 GDP expands 4.5%, a 'good start' to achieving a full-year strong recovery Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- China's GDP expanded 4.5 percent year-on-year to 28.50 trillion yuan ($ 4.15 trillion) in the first three months this year, the fastest growth since the second quarter of last year, signalling a good start to achieving a strong full-year recovery.
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