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21 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's new COVID policy increases global demand, eases supply chain pressure: report People's Daily 21 Apr 2023 -- The optimization of China's COVID-19 response policies increases global demand and eases supply chain restrictions, Finland's Labour Institute for Economic Research (LABORE) said in its economic forecast for 2023-2025 published on Thursday.
- Proposed U.S. bill takes aim at PRC cyberattacks against Taiwan CNA 21 Apr 2023 -- Four United States senators and representatives introduced legislation Thursday that would enable the Pentagon to cooperate with Taiwan in fortifying its cybersecurity against China.
- FM Qin says both sides of Taiwan Strait China's, warns against 'playing with fire' Press TV 21 Apr 2023 -- Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang said on Friday that both sides of the strategic Taiwan Strait belong to China while reaffirming Beijing's resolve to safeguard its sovereignty and international order.
- Taiwanese students singing mainland Chinese 'propaganda song' sparks backlash Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2023 -- The piece was titled "We Sing the Same Song," sung by elementary school students in Taiwan for a state-run television special in China over the Lunar New Year.
- China hawk John Bolton to be first 2024 White House hopeful to visit Taiwan Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2023 -- An outspoken China hawk who is seeking the White House is due to become the first 2024 presidential hopeful to visit Taiwan as American political positions toward Beijing harden ahead of next year's U.S. election.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 21, 2023 ROC MND 21 Apr 2023
- Chinese yuan deposits in Taiwan banks fall to lowest in over 9 years CNA 21 Apr 2023 -- The value of Chinese yuan deposits held by the Taiwanese banking system continues to fall and reached the lowest level in more than nine years at the end of March, with the interest rate hike cycle by the U.S. Federal Reserve prompting investors to move to greenback-denominated assets, according to the local central bank.
- 7 indicted in espionage case involving retired Air Force captain CNA 21 Apr 2023 -- A retired Air Force captain and six active military officers in Taiwan's Air Force and Navy were indicted in Kaohsiung on Thursday for allegedly spying for communist China.
- All current Type 055 large destroyers enter active PLA Navy service with commissioning of 8th hull Xianyang Global Times 21 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned the Xianyang, the eighth Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer. All eight warships in this class have now entered service with the PLA Navy.
- Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Partakes in Pacific Ocean Drills - State Media Sputnik 21 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has taken part in military drills conducted in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, with the exercises aimed at practicing air and anti-submarine defense, the Chinese media reported on Friday.
- China's People's Liberation Army Starts 3-Day Naval Drills Sputnik 21 Apr 2023 -- China's People's Liberation Army will kick off three-day naval military drills around the southern Chinese province of Hainan in the South China Sea on Friday.
- Chinese defense minister's Russian trip signals closer cooperation with Moscow Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2023 -- China's new U.S.-sanctioned Defense Minister Li Shangfu visited Russia this week, his first foreign trip since taking office, as Beijing and Moscow align closer to confront the U.S.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 21, 2023 PRC MofA 21 Apr 2023
- Chinese FM vows greater resolve to safeguard the international order, China's sovereignty and security at Lanting Forum Global Times 21 Apr 2023 -- It is not the Chinese mainland, but the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and a handful of countries attempting to take advantage of "Taiwan independence" that are disrupting international rules, unilaterally changing the status quo, and undermining stability across the Straits, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held in Shanghai on Friday.
- China Reacts Unenthusiastically to Yellen's Olive Branch for Talks VOA 21 Apr 2023 -- China on Friday did not reciprocate U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's appeal for the world's two biggest economies to resume official communications. In a speech detailing the Biden administration's economic priorities on China a day earlier, Yellen said the U.S. seeks constructive and fair economic ties with China without compromising its national security.
- 'Naked economic coercion': China raps potential US investment curbs Press TV 21 Apr 2023 -- Beijing has rapped Washington's potential new restrictions on US firms' abilities to invest in Chinese entities, accusing the US of "naked economic coercion".
- US Targeting China, Artificial Intelligence Threats VOA 21 Apr 2023 -- U.S. homeland security officials are launching what they describe as two urgent initiatives to combat growing threats from China and expanding dangers from ever more capable, and potentially malicious, artificial intelligence.
- US-China Competition in Tech Expands to AI Regulations VOA 21 Apr 2023 -- Competition between the U.S. and China in artificial intelligence has expanded into a race to design and implement comprehensive AI regulations.
- China lodges solemn representation to Japan over Kishida's offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine Global Times 21 Apr 2023 -- China has lodged a solemn representation to Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to the infamous Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday at a routine press conference.
- Chinese modernization to strongly boost global economic recovery: Chinese FM Qin Gang Global Times 21 Apr 2023 -- The modernization of China with such a huge population will be a stronger boost for global economic recovery, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held in Shanghai on Friday.
- China's new rural land transfer scheme sparks fears over heavy-handed enforcement Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2023 -- New rules governing the transfer of rural land in China have sparked concerns that the ruling Communist Party may be gearing up for the mass confiscation and reallocation of farmland in the name of "stabilizing the grain supply," Radio Free Asia has learned.
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