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03 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 3, 2023 ROC MND 03 Jun 2023
- The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release to explain the "US and Canadian warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait." ROC MND 03 Jun 2023
- Taiwan urges China to embrace democracy ahead of Tiananmen anniversary CNA 03 Jun 2023 -- Taiwan's top agency on China affairs on Saturday urged Beijing to learn lessons from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and implement democracy and protect human rights.
- 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait US Navy 03 Jun 2023 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) are conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit June 3 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.
- U.S., Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait CNA 03 Jun 2023 -- Two warships consisting of a United States naval destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- Mainland spokesperson rebukes DPP for "selling out Taiwan people" Global Times 03 Jun 2023 -- A mainland spokesperson on Friday said that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority has traded the interests of Taiwan's enterprises and people for "progress" in its relations with the United States.
- PLA lieutenant general: No room to concede or compromise on Taiwan question Global Times 03 Jun 2023 -- The Taiwan question bears on China's core interest and there is no room to concede or compromise. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) remains fully prepared and ready to firmly defend China's sovereignty and territorial integrity at any time, Jing Jianfeng, the PLA's deputy chief of the joint staff department of the Central Military Commission, lieutenant general, said in responding to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday during a press conference in Singapore.
- As presidential race kicks off, China policy takes center stage CNA 03 Jun 2023 -- The presidential race has kicked off after the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) officially selected New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) as its candidate on May 17.
- China urges U.S. to stop official interactions of any form with Taiwan People's Daily 03 Jun 2023 -- China urged the United States to stop official interactions of any form with China's Taiwan region, and stop pushing forward and revoke at once the "Initiative on 21st Century Trade" and a relevant agreement with Taiwan, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on Friday.
- Impossible to push China-US military ties at US pace: Chinese expert on US defense chief's speech on Shangri-La Dialogue Global Times 03 Jun 2023 -- It is impossible for China-US military ties to move forward according to the pace set by the US, under the circumstances that US completely disregards some basic requirements set forward by China regarding the latter's core interests and major security concerns, a Chinese military expert told Global Times on Saturday when commenting on US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's keynote speech at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, delivered earlier today.
- US urges China talks to avoid conflict, then sends warship to Taiwan Strait Press TV 03 Jun 2023 -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has described as "essential" dialogue between Washington and Beijing to avoid conflict, but China has rebuked the gesture in the face of persisting US "provocations".
- US Defense Secretary 'deeply concerned' about China's unwillingness to engage Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has urged China's military leaders to engage after his call to meet with the Chinese counterpart was rebuffed, saying open lines of communication are "essential."
- BRICS countries support Iran's membership bid: FM IRNA 03 Jun 2023 -- The member states of the BRICS group of emerging economies have voiced their support for Iran's bid to join the group, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said.
- Foreign Minister Urges Developing Future Cooperation with BRICS to Achieve Prosperity SPA 03 Jun 2023 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen to develop future cooperation with the BRICS group to achieve collective prosperity, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, said Friday.
- On the 34th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2023
- Hong Kong's Ability to Hold Annual Tiananmen Vigils Dims on Anniversary VOA 03 Jun 2023 -- Richard Tsoi was attending a university studying mathematics in Hong Kong when pro-democracy protests erupted in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. A student leader at the time, Tsoi organized rallies in the then-British colony - destined to return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 - to support protesters in neighboring mainland China.
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