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05 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China pressures Australian press club to cancel Tibetan exile leader's speech Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- China is under fire for attempting to prevent the leader of Tibet's government-in-exile from giving a speech at the Australian National Press Club in Canberra, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
- USINDOPACOM Statement on Unsafe Maritime Interaction US Navy 05 Jun 2023 -- In accordance with international law, USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) conducted a routine south to north Taiwan Strait transit June 3 through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply.
- US Releases Video of Encounter With Chinese Warship Near Taiwan VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. military on Monday released a video of what it described as an "unsafe" maneuver in the Taiwan Strait over the weekend in which a Chinese navy ship cuts sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. vessel to slow to avoid a collision.
- Chinese Navy Ship's Maneuver in Taiwan Strait Legal, Justified - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- A Chinese navy ship maneuver within 150 yards hitting distance to a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait was carried out legally and safely to respond to "provocations" by several countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
- China: US stirred up troubles first in recent near-collision incident Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- China has accused the United States of initiating trouble in the Taiwan Strait recently, when a US guided-missile destroyer almost collided with a Chinese warship.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 5, 2023 ROC MND 05 Jun 2023
- China fears 'internationalization' of Taiwan issue: Experts CNA 05 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu's (李尚福) extensive remarks on Taiwan at the Shangri-La security dialogue are a reflection of Beijing's concern over the growing international focus on cross-strait issues, according to two experts on the issue.
- China Establishing 'Commanding Lead' with Key Military Technologies VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Chinese research on some key military technologies is so far ahead that the United States and its key allies may never be able to catch up, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank.
- Complex security threats call for modern thinking, measures: experts Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- As China reiterated its security concepts and initiatives at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore about "unprecedented" security challenges facing the Asia-Pacific, Chinese experts on international relations and national security said on Sunday that China's national security is now facing more comprehensive and complex threats not only in traditional fields such as geopolitics, but also in those such as finance and high-tech sectors, so the country needs to form modernized thinking and countermeasures to deal with the new situation. The main threat at the moment has been caused by the US-launched new cold war against China despite Washington refusing to admit it, analysts noted.
- China, US join naval drills in Indonesia amid rising tensions Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States and China are taking part this week in a multilateral naval exercise, which kicked off in Indonesian waters on Monday, despite tensions growing between the two superpowers over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
- Russia, China, 34 Other Countries Participating in KOMODO Drills in Indonesia - Reports Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The navies of 36 countries, including Russia, China and the United States attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo in the Indonesian city of Makassar, news agency ANTARA reported on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 5, 2023 PRC MofA 05 Jun 2023
- Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink's Meetings in Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC) US Dept. of State 05 Jun 2023 -- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Sarah Beran held meetings with PRC officials in Beijing on June 5.
- Senior US officials visit Beijing in search of thaw Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- Two senior Biden administration officials visited their counterparts in Beijing on Monday for "candid and productive discussions" on the state of U.S.-China ties, according to the U.S. State Department.
- China insists conflict with US would spell 'unbearable disaster' for world Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has warned attendees at Asia's top security summit that a confrontation between China and the United States would inflict the world with an "unbearable disaster."
- Diplomats of China, US meet amid tense military standoff; 'bilateral ties enter a more complicated phase of game' Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- The recent interactions between senior Chinese and US officials are a contrast to the tit-for-tat actions and war of words between the two militaries over the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea, which analysts said highlighted the fact that China and the US have entered a more complicated phase of the game - while China is willing to stabilize bilateral relations and is open to possible cooperation, it will also firmly fight back against the US' provocations.
- Adherence to strategic autonomy and maintenance of regional stability and development represent common aspiration of regional countries: Chinese FM Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- After leaders of some Southeast Asian countries firmly maintained that they would not take sides between China and the US, as many of them are dependent on China for trade and have deep security ties with the US - during the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Monday by saying it is the common aspiration of the regional countries to maintain strategic independence and keep the region stable and prosperous.
- China's top diplomat Wang Yi talks to French diplomatic counselor, vows to promote stable development of bilateral ties Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- China believes France will continue pursuing a rational and positive policy towards China and play a constructive role in the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations, said China's top diplomat Wang Yi during a telephone conversation with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic counselor to French President Emmanuel Macron, on Monday.
- Caught in US-China Rivalry, South Korea Inches Toward Washington VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- At first glance, it may seem strange that China expressed displeasure with South Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy, which outlines the foreign policy vision of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
- China supports Iran's push to form regional naval alliance IRNA 05 Jun 2023 -- China says it supports a regional push by Iran, Saudi Arabia, and others to establish a naval alliance to safeguard the security of the crucial Persian Gulf region.
- China favors plans for regional naval alliance to maintain peace Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- China says it will work for the establishment of peace and stability in the region and it supports plans for a regional maritime alliance to that end.
- UN 'alarmed' by Hong Kong's Tiananmen anniversary detentions; government condemns 'smearing' of police VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday it was "alarmed" by the detentions in Hong Kong linked to the anniversary of China's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, but Hong Kong's government hit back at what it called attempts to "smear" lawful police work.
- Hong Kong police arrest activists marking 1989 Tiananmen massacre anniversary Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- Hong Kong police have arrested several activists who publicly marked the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in a sign that Beijing will not tolerate freedom of expression to remember victims of the crackdown.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry firmly supports HKSAR govt in performing duties in line with law in response to latest arrest on June 4 Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it firmly supports the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in performing its duties in accordance to the law, and any attempts to smear China and interfere in China's internal affairs under the pretext of the political incident in 1989 won't succeed.
- In China, AI cameras alert police when a banner is unfurled Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- A widely used Chinese video surveillance company sanctioned by Western governments incorporates an AI technology that automatically alerts authorities if a person is detected unfurling a banner.
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