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26 April 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Major outbreaks unlikely despite slight uptick in COVID cases: official Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- Although a number of localities in China are witnessing small spikes in COVID-19 infections, a large-scale outbreak is unlikely, China's disease control officials said on Wednesday as there have been heated discussions over whether there might be a possible resurgence during the upcoming five-day May Day holidays.
- China to further optimize remote COVID test arrangement: spokesperson People's Daily 26 Apr 2023 -- Starting from April 29, airlines will no longer check COVID test reports of inbound passengers taken before boarding, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
- China on alert after EU calls for naval patrols in Taiwan Strait Press TV 26 Apr 2023 -- Chinese authorities is on high alert and prepared for any action posing a threat to China's sovereignty and territory, Beijing has declared after the EU's top diplomat called for European navy patrols in the Taiwan Strait.
- Taiwan-based publisher under investigation in China: Chinese official CNA 26 Apr 2023 -- The founder of Taiwan-based Gūsa Publishing, Li Yanhe (李延賀), who has reportedly been detained in China since March, is under investigation for "suspected activities endangering national security," a Chinese official confirmed on Wednesday.
- China probes Taiwan-based book publisher for 'endangering state security' Radio Free Asia 26 Apr 2023 -- China on Wednesday confirmed it is holding a Taiwan-based publisher under investigation for "activities that endangered state security," several days after he disappeared during a visit to Shanghai.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 26, 2023 ROC MND 26 Apr 2023
- Chinese warships set out for joint drills with Singapore, promoting openness, understandings in the South China Sea Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- Warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy have set out for Singapore to participate in the upcoming bilateral joint military drills and an international defense expo, with analysts saying on Wednesday that the events reflect pragmatic cooperation between the Chinese and Singaporean militaries and promote military openness and understanding in the South China Sea.
- Chinese aircraft carrier returns to South China Sea Radio Free Asia 26 Apr 2023 -- China's aircraft carrier the Shandong left the Western Pacific and returned to its usual operational area, the South China Sea, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has said.
- China to Hold Live-Fire Drills in East China Sea on Wednesday Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- China will hold exercises with the practical use of weapons in one of the areas of the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Maritime Safety Administration of China said.
- Washington Briefs China on US-S Korean Plans to Up Military Drills in Region Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- China is being briefed about plans between the United States and South Korea to enhance military activity near the Korean Peninsula in light of Pyongyang's advancing nuclear missile capability, a senior US administration official told reporters.
- U.S. Entertainer Convicted of Engaging in Foreign Influence Campaign US Dept. of Justice 26 Apr 2023 -- A federal jury convicted a U.S. entertainer and businessman today for orchestrating an unregistered, back-channel campaign beginning in or about 2017 to influence the then-administration of the President of the United States and the Department of Justice to drop the investigation of Jho Low and others for embezzlement and other offenses in connection with the international strategic and development company known as 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), and to send a Chinese national back to China, as well as conspiring to make and conceal foreign and conduit campaign contributions during the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
- China revises Counter-Espionage Law, defining cyber-attacks against state organs as spy activities Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed an amendment to the Counter-Espionage Law on Wednesday. The revised law refines the definition of espionage activities, explicitly categorizing "collaborating with spy organizations and their agents" and "conducting cyber-attacks against state organs, confidential-related units, or critical information infrastructure and etc." as espionage activities.
- China lodges stern representation to US law enforcement agencies on indictment of Chinese police Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- A spokesperson with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said that MPS officials have lodged a stern representation and strong objections to the Beijing representatives of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, condemning that the US DOJ has maliciously concocted a so-called narrative of transnational repression, pieced together fabricated evidence and blatantly prosecuted 40 Chinese law enforcement officers and other government officials.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on April 26, 2023 PRC MofA 26 Apr 2023
- President of Ukraine had a phone call with the President of the People's Republic of China President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2023
- President Xi Jinping Speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Phone PRC MofA 26 Apr 2023 -- On the afternoon of 26 April, President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone at the invitation of the latter. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis.
- Peace talks only way out of Ukraine war, China's Xi tells Ukraine's Zelensky Press TV 26 Apr 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the only way to end the war in Ukraine is negotiation between Kiev and Moscow.
- Zelenskiy Has 'Meaningful' First Exchange With China's Xi As Russia Presses Assault On Bakhmut RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his first conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "long and meaningful" as Russia increased the pressure on the defenders of Bakhmut -- the site of the most intense battle for the eastern Donetsk region.
- Now there is an opportunity to give new impetus to relations between Ukraine and China - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2023
- Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy, Xi Talk by Phone VOA 26 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, with the two men agreeing to send envoys to Beijing and Kyiv in a possible initial move to broker peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
- Details on evacuation of Chinese nationals from Sudan unveiled, with help of Chinese Embassy Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- For Chinese nationals living in Sudan the night on April 23 was a sleepless one. Not only because of occasional gunshots, but also because of the anticipation and nervousness brought by the announcement of the Chinese Embassy to evacuate Chinese citizens living in war zones of Khartoum.
- Xi Jinping Meets with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee, Permanent Member of the CPV Central Committee Secretariat and Head of the Organization Commission of the CPV Central Committee Truong Thi Mai PRC MofA 26 Apr 2023 -- On April 26, 2023, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, Permanent Member of the CPV Central Committee Secretariat and Head of the Organization Commission of the CPV Central Committee Truong Thi Mai.
- American Samoa criticizes US plan to expand size of Pacific marine sanctuary Radio Free Asia 26 Apr 2023 -- President Joe Biden's plan to expand marine sanctuaries around the United States' remote Pacific islands has been greeted with dismay in American Samoa, where officials fear a heavy blow to the U.S. territory's economically crucial tuna industry.
- China building 24 nuclear power units, ranking No.1 in world: industry report Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- Construction is in progress on 24 nuclear power units in China, with a total installed capacity of about 26.81 million kilowatts (kW), ranking the first in the world, an industry report showed on Wednesday.
- China's demand for raw materials drives deforestation by mining, report says Radio Free Asia 26 Apr 2023 -- Mining is one of the top drivers of deforestation globally, with up to one-third of the world's forest ecosystems affected by its indirect impact, a new environmental report said.
- China realizes unified registration of immovable property People's Daily 26 Apr 2023 -- China has fully realized the unified registration of immovable property, Minister of Natural Resources Wang Guanghua said Tuesday.
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