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12 May 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Another Chinese drone partially circles Taiwan as 13 aircraft breach ADIZ CNA 12 May 2023 -- A total of 13 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) between Thursday and Friday, including a CH-4 drone that flew around most of the island, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.
- Kazakh President Says It's 'Absolutely Clear' That Taiwan Is Part Of China RFE/RL 12 May 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev said it is "absolutely clear" that Taiwan is a part of China as the Central Asian nation looks to build ties with its eastern neighbor.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 12, 2023 ROC MND 12 May 2023
- Xi urges submarine crew to become elite force People's Daily 12 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote a letter to a submarine crew, urging them to continuously improve their ability to fulfill missions and tasks, and strive to become an elite force with overall competency.
- Laos, China launch joint 'Friendship Shield' military exercises in Laos Radio Free Asia 12 May 2023 -- Laos and China have officially kicked off 20 days of joint military exercises in Laos aimed at shoring up the ability of their armed forces to combat terrorism, media reports said Thursday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 12, 2023 PRC MofA 12 May 2023
- Wang-Sullivan meeting opens window for breaking China-US diplomatic stalemate but Washington's sincerity essential for meaningful progress Global Times 12 May 2023 -- The meeting between China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Vienna opens a window for the two countries to remove obstacles and ease tensions amid a diplomatic stalemate after the balloon incident, but whether the bilateral relations can be fixed remains to be seen given US' problematic China policy and its inconsistent words and actions, analysts said.
- Exclusive: Anonymous official reveals details of Wang Yi's 10-hour-long meeting with Sullivan Global Times 12 May 2023 -- The meeting between China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Vienna lasted for more than 10 hours with the two sides having "candid, in-depth, substantive and constructive" exchanges on major topics, including on bilateral relations, the Taiwan question, Asia-Pacific situation, and the Ukraine crisis, the Global Times has learned exclusively from a senior official familiar with the meeting.
- Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with PRC Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi The White House 12 May 2023
- US Lawmakers Seek to Curb Chinese Farmland Purchases VOA 12 May 2023 -- The Midwestern state of Illinois is one of the top producers of corn and soybeans in the United States, and it's where Wendell Shauman farms land that his family has owned for several generations near the city of Galesburg.
- Senior Chinese, U.S. officials talk on bilateral ties People's Daily 12 May 2023 -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had candid, in-depth, substantive and constructive discussions on bilateral ties here on Wednesday and Thursday.
- US' reported move to limit tech investment in China violates principles of market economy: MOFCOM Global Times 12 May 2023 -- The US' reported move to restrict domestic enterprises and intending to coerce allies and partners to jointly restrict investment in China is a serious violation of the market economy principles and fair competition, Chinese spokesperson with the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, responding to the latest technology blockage attempt by the US against China.
- China's special envoy to visit Ukraine and related countries to promote political solution to crisis Global Times 12 May 2023 -- China's special envoy for Eurasian affairs Li Hui will visit Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia, starting on May 15, to communicate with all parties on a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced at a press conference on Friday.
- Common Currency on Agenda for South African BRICS Summit VOA 12 May 2023 -- The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- meet in Johannesburg in August, South African officials said this week.
- Hong Kong Newspaper Cuts Cartoonist 'Zunzi' After Officials Complain VOA 12 May 2023 -- A Hong Kong newspaper has pulled a popular, decades-old political comic strip after government officials accused it of smearing the government's image and misleading the public.
- Sentencing of Human Rights Defender Guo Feixiong US Dept. of State 12 May 2023 -- "We condemn the reported sentencing of human rights activist and lawyer Guo Feixiong, also known as Yang Maodong."
- China's CO2 emissions hit record in first quarter, report says Radio Free Asia 12 May 2023 -- China, the world's top polluter, has emitted record carbon dioxide in the first quarter of this year, with emissions set to rise to an all-time high in 2023, according to a new report published on Friday.
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