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16 May 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing COVID cases rise above influenza infections: Beijing CDC report Global Times 16 May 2023 -- The number of COVID-19 infections reported in Beijing has overtaken the city's influenza cases since late April, ranking in first place among all the 16 kinds of notifiable infectious diseases, media reports said on Tuesday citing the COVID-19 weekly reports released by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
- India China Military Standoff Enters Fourth Year Without Sign of Thaw VOA 16 May 2023 -- A military standoff between India and China has entered its fourth year, but despite talks between their senior ministers and military commanders, there is no sign of a resolution to the dispute that has brought ties to their lowest point in six decades.
- Like-minded partners 'most effective defense' against China: Tsai CNA 16 May 2023 -- Taiwan's partnership with like-minded countries will "prove to be the most effective defense of all" against daily Chinese threats, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) told a summit on Monday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 16, 2023 ROC MND 16 May 2023
- Chinese, Japanese defense chiefs talk through maritime and air liaison mechanism direct phone line for 1st time Global Times 16 May 2023 -- Chinese and Japanese defense chiefs on Tuesday talked through the newly established maritime and air liaison mechanism direct phone line for the first time.
- Chinese, Japanese Defense Ministers Open Hotline to 'Manage and Control' Crises Sputnik 16 May 2023 -- Although it is constitutionally a neutral nation, Japan has increasingly looked to expand its military in recent years, acquire advanced offensive weapons, and even to modify its neutral stance. Washington and Ottawa have also initiated talks to more closely bind Japanese defense efforts to regional allies, like South Korea and Australia.
- Top Chinese general calls for unconventional warfare in confrontation with the West Press TV 16 May 2023 -- A top Chinese general has called for the adoption of greater integration of novel capabilities, including artificial intelligence, with conventional warfare tactics, in any possible confrontation with the West.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 16, 2023 PRC MofA 16 May 2023
- Xi holds talks with Eritrean president People's Daily 16 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held talks with President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea in Beijing.
- Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force US Dept. of Justice 16 May 2023 -- The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases and four arrests from five different U.S. Attorney's offices in connection with the recently launched multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force.
- Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks Announcing Disruptive Technology Strike Force Cases US Dept. of Justice 16 May 2023
- US Announces Charges Related to Efforts by Russia, China, Iran to Steal Technology VOA 16 May 2023 -- U.S. law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced a series of criminal cases exposing the relentless efforts by Russia, China and Iran to steal sensitive U.S. technologies.
- Republicans pummel top officials over China policy at Senate hearing Radio Free Asia 16 May 2023 -- Republicans ripped into Cabinet officials during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on efforts to enhance U.S. security measures and the nation's ability to compete with China.
- Australia doesn't want to decouple from China -- Trade Minister Don Farrell People's Daily 16 May 2023 -- "Australia doesn't want to decouple from China. What Australia wants to do is to improve our trading relationship with China," said Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell during an exclusive interview with Xinhua recently.
- With help from China, Cambodia's Hun Sen closes 'win-win' SEA Games Radio Free Asia 16 May 2023 -- The splashy sporting extravaganza drawing to a close in Phnom Penh on Wednesday featured 12,000 participants from 11 nations and included free tickets, free food and free accommodations - and also helped Prime Minister Hun Sen shine on an international stage just before a national election.
- US Not Making Correct Judgment on Russia-China Relations Sputnik 16 May 2023 -- Those who look at the Russia-China relations following the course of the Cold War can not make right judgments, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Tuesday, commenting on US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley's statement about Moscow-Beijing a
- Using fake Facebook account, Hong Kong police trolled pro-democracy activists Radio Free Asia 16 May 2023 -- Hong Kong's national security police used a fake social media account to troll pro-democracy activists for years, according to information revealed during a "subversion" trial of 47 pro-democracy activists who took part in a 2020 democratic primary and further investigated by Radio Free Asia.
- Hong Kong removes hundreds of politically sensitive books from public libraries Radio Free Asia 16 May 2023 -- Hong Kong authorities have removed hundreds of books from the shelves of the city's public libraries in recent weeks, including books referencing the 1989 Tiananmen massacre that ended weeks of pro-democracy protests around China, according to authors and the public library catalog.
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