Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 May 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- COVID-19 XBB subvariants predominant in China, pathogenicity unchanged: expert People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- The XBB subvariants of Omicron are now the predominant COVID-19 strains in China, and no significant change in pathogenicity has been observed, a virology expert said Monday.
- KMT presidential hopeful opposes 'one country, two systems,' Taiwan independence CNA 09 May 2023 -- New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), favorite to become the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate in the 2024 presidential election, said on Monday that he opposes Beijing's "one country, two systems" formula and Taiwan independence.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 May 2023
- Reusable spacecraft returns after 276-day test People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- China's reusable experimental spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday morning after completing a 276-day orbital journey, according to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert.
- Leading consulting company probed in counter-espionage action Global Times 09 May 2023 -- The Suzhou state security bureau and other authorities in East China have carried out a joint enforcement action against leading consulting company Capvision's Suzhou branch, urging it to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations for counter-espionage, and to promote the sound development of the consulting industry, local media reports said on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 9, 2023 PRC MofA 09 May 2023
- China, Canada in tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over interference report Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- China expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai on Tuesday, a day after Ottawa announced it would expel a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian politician.
- China says reciprocal expulsion of Canadian diplomat 'just and necessary' Press TV 09 May 2023 -- China has expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Canada declared a Chinese envoy 'persona non grata' over allegations he was involved in efforts to intimidate a Canadian politician.
- China Expels Canadian Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Measure After Zhao Expulsion Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- China has been accused by the Canadian government of trying to influence its politicians and elections.
- China takes necessary, legitimate countermeasure against Canada's unreasonable expulsion of diplomat Global Times 09 May 2023 -- China and Canada are engaged in a rare, high-profile diplomatic row as Beijing declared a consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai as "persona non grata" on Tuesday and asked the Canadian diplomat to leave China before May 13, a necessary and legitimate countermeasure in response to the unreasonable move by the Canadian side of hyping "China's interference" and expelling a Chinese diplomat.
- China declares a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai as "persona non grata" in countermeasure Global Times 09 May 2023 -- In response to Canada's unreasonable expulsion of a Chinese diplomat, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai as "persona non grata" and has asked the Canadian diplomat to leave China before May 13.
- Canada Expels Chinese Diplomat VOA 09 May 2023 -- Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat accused of attempting to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker who has been critical of Beijing.
- China strongly condemns, lodges solemn protest and vows to take countermeasure as Canada expels Chinese diplomat Global Times 09 May 2023 -- China strongly condemned and firmly opposed the Canadian side declaring a Chinese diplomat as "persona non grata" expelling the diplomat on Monday, which serious violates international law and basic principles of international relations, as well as relevant bilateral agreements between China and Canada, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said. It also vowed to take resolute countermeasures.
- DPRK Foreign Minister Meets New Chinese Ambassador KCNA 09 May 2023 -- DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met and had a talk with Wang Yajun, new Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a courtesy call on her on May 8.
- Hong Kong police seize Tiananmen massacre sculpture as evidence in 'subversion' case Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- Hong Kong police have seized a sculpture by a Danish artist commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre as evidence of "incitement to subvert state power," a charge under the national security law.
- Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- Lazy persons, drunkards, and "other persons with insufficient inner motivation" must be subjected to "repeated ... thought education" to ensure they take part in state-sponsored "poverty alleviation" campaigns to pick cotton in China's Xinjiang region, a previously unpublished internal government document ordered local cadres.
- Yuan's globalization accelerates as world's biggest hardwood pulp producer, more traders expected to settle deals in Chinese currency Global Times 09 May 2023 -- Brazil's Suzano SA, the world's biggest producer of hardwood pulp, may accept yuan for exports of its products to China, a further sign that the yuan's internationalization has gained momentum while the US dollar is losing its dominance in commodity markets, experts said.
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