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25 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China removes COVID-19 nucleic acid test requirement for inbound travelers from April 29 Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- Travelers entering China will not need to provide a COVID-19 nucleic acid test result starting from April 29, with only an antigen test result taken within 48 hours before boarding a flight suggested, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
- China to remove COVID-19 nucleic acid test requirement for inbound travelers Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- Starting from April 29, inbound travelers may choose to take antigen tests within 48 hours prior to boarding and do not need to have a nucleic acid test, and airlines will no longer check pre-departure testing results, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
- MAC condemns China's arrest of Taiwanese activist CNA 25 Apr 2023 -- China's "willful" arrest of Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵) severely hurts the rights of Taiwanese people and creates fear that will dampen cross-strait relations, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Tuesday.
- China approves arrest of Taiwanese activist: Beijing media CNA 25 Apr 2023 -- The Supreme People's Procuratorate has granted a request to arrest Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵), who has been detained since Aug. 3, 2022 in Wenzhou on charges of secession, Chinese media reported Tuesday.
- China to prosecute Taiwan pro-independence politician for 'secession' Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2023 -- Chinese authorities have announced the formal arrest of a leading Taiwanese nationalist politician for 'secession' after holding him incommunicado for months, paving the way for a criminal trial over his activities on the democratic island.
- Taiwan question not comparable to Korean Peninsula issue: Chinese Embassy in S.Korea Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- The issue of the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan question are not comparable as they have a different nature and an evolving process, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea said on Monday in response to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's Taiwan-related remarks.
- Zhejiang procuratorate approves arrest of Taiwan resident suspected of endangering national security Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- The Wenzhou procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang Province has approved the arrest of Yang Chih-yuan on suspicion of crimes of splitting the country, according to China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Tuesday. Yang, a resident from the Taiwan island, is suspected of engaging in separatist activities and endangering national security.
- PLA Navy's aircraft carrier Shandong returns from West Pacific exercise, breaks aircraft sortie record Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- The aircraft carrier Shandong of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has reportedly returned to the South China Sea from its latest far sea exercises in the West Pacific, where it hosted about 620 aircraft sorties, far surpassing the previous record set by the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
- China details International Lunar Research Station building plans Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- China plans to work with global partners to construct a basic version of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) before 2028, an improved version of ILRS earlier than 2040, and a further complete one with application functions by around 2050, Director General of Deep Space Exploration Laboratory Wu Weiren said on Tuesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on April 25, 2023 PRC MofA 25 Apr 2023
- China Accepts US Envoy's Credentials More Than a Year After His Arrival VOA 25 Apr 2023 -- U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns presented his credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, more than one year after Burns arrived in Beijing. While the U.S. State Department downplayed the implication of the delay, some analysts said it reflects "the frozen nature" of current US-China diplomatic ties.
- EU's Top Diplomat Supports Beijing's Call to Recognize Former Soviet States VOA 25 Apr 2023 -- The European Union's top diplomat described as good news China's distancing from controversial comments from one of its envoys who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet states.
- Ill-intentioned hype on remarks by Chinese envoy to France won't create 'big waves' for China-EU ties: experts Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- A debate is underway in Europe on how to deal with China and strike a balance between EU-China relations and EU-US partnership, before the European Council meeting in June where European leaders will put EU's China policy on the agenda.
- Our position on China: Speech by the Foreign Secretary UK FCDO 25 Apr 2023 -- The Foreign Secretary outlined the UK's position on China at Mansion House
- Chinese embassies in Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea assist with evacuation from Sudan Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- Chinese embassies in Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea are closely monitoring the security situation, and have sent assistance teams along the border ports to assist Chinese nationals seeking to evacuate from Sudan amid escalating conflict in the country.
- HK District Councils to be retained with electoral elements, won't be secessionism platforms Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)'s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday revealed that the review of district administration has entered its final stage and the District Councils will be retained with a certain electoral component. At same time, he stressed that Hong Kong would not allow District Councils to become a platform for "Hong Kong secessionism."
- Activist appeals to Malaysian prime minister to support the Uyghur cause Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2023 -- A prominent Uyghur activist has appealed to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to support the persecuted mostly Muslim ethnic group in northwestern China's Xinjiang region.
- Over 70% trade between China, Russia is settled in local currencies: Russian finance minister Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- The trade between China and Russia using yuan or rubles has climbed up quickly to account for more than 70 percent of their trade, as more countries are calling for trade to be carried out in their own currencies, and using the yuan as an alternative to the US dollar.
- China completes comprehensive unified real estate registry, a boon for sector development Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- China has completed a comprehensive, nationally unified real estate registry, Minister of Natural Resources Wang Guanghua announced on Tuesday, marking a major breakthrough in the country's decade-long effort to establish a unified property registration system.
- Leaked memo shows top Communist Party officials intervened in sentencing of Fang Bin Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2023 -- Officials at the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party's law enforcement arm ordered a court in the central city of Wuhan to drop subversion charges against citizen journalist Fang Bin and to keep his trial quiet to avoid international media attention, leaked documents show.
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