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06 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News

  • China's Latest COVID Wave May Hit 65 Million a Week With Mild Symptoms VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- China, where COVID-19 was first identified in humans more than three years ago, expects its current wave of infection to hit as many as 65 million cases per week by late June, according to official accounts of models presented at a medical conference.

  • PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 6, 2023 ROC MND 06 Jun 2023
  • Top political advisor meets with Taiwan's New Party chairman People's Daily 06 Jun 2023 -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on Monday met with Wu Cheng-tien, chairman of Taiwan's New Party, in Beijing.

  • Chinese, Russian militaries hold joint aerial strategic patrol in Asia-Pacific region amid US-led provocations Global Times 06 Jun 2023 -- The militaries of China and Russia on Tuesday carried out a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, a move that experts said is conducive to peace and stability, offsetting the impact of consecutive US-led provocations in the region.
  • China conducts joint air patrol with Russia; South Korea scrambles warplanes Press TV 06 Jun 2023 -- China and Russia have carried out a joint air patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, a move that prompted South Korea to scramble its warplanes.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 6, 2023 PRC MofA 06 Jun 2023

  • Chinese, US Senior Diplomats Discuss Improving Bilateral Relations Sputnik 06 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink held a constructive discussion on improving bilateral relations and managing differences during their meeting in Beijing on June 5, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
  • US 'self-contradictory acts' unhelpful to resume high-level communication Global Times 06 Jun 2023 -- Even as it dispatched senior US State Department and National Security Council officials to China to engage in communication, the White House retains its hostile tone by accusing the Chinese military of "growing aggressiveness" when dealing with US warships and aircraft making provocative maneuvers in the waters and airspace near Chinese territory.
  • At Security Summit, China's Defense Chief Is Asked About Beijing's Words Versus Deeds VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- At Asia's top security summit, China's defense minister, Li Shangfu, elaborated on Beijing's "new security initiative" using words such as "openness," "inclusiveness," "transparency," "equality," "the rule of law," "dialogue," "peace," and "win-win."

  • Washington Sanctions Iran Missile Program VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- Washington reacted swiftly Tuesday to Tehran's unveiling of a new hypersonic missile by placing a fresh round of sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program, with White House officials calling Iran's moves "destabilizing."
  • U.S. Levies Sanctions On Iranian, Chinese Companies Over Ballistic Missile Programs RFE/RL 06 Jun 2023 -- The United States has sanctioned seven individuals and six entities from Iran, China, and Hong Kong who the U.S. Treasury Department says have helped Tehran get key technology for ballistic missile development.
  • Imposing Sanctions on Network Supporting Iran's Missile and Military Programs US Dept. of State 06 Jun 2023 -- "Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on a procurement network of seven individuals and six entities in Iran and the People's Republic of China (PRC) for supporting the activities of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Parchin Chemicals Industries, and P.B. Sadr, all of which are U.S.-designated entities as key actors in Iran's ballistic missile program."
  • Treasury Sanctions International Procurement Network Supporting Iran's Missile and Military Programs US Treasury 06 Jun 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a network of seven individuals and six entities in Iran, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Hong Kong in connection with Iran's ballistic missile program. This network has conducted financial transactions and facilitated procurement of sensitive and critical parts and technology for key actors in Iran's ballistic missile development, including Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and its affiliated organizations, Parchin Chemicals Industries (PCI), Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), Iran Electronics Industries (IEI), and P.B. Sadr, which is PCI's key intermediary for the procurement of parts to develop missile propellant. PCI, the main beneficiary of this network, is a subsidiary of MODAFL's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) and produces ammunition, explosives, and solid propellants for rockets and missiles. OFAC is also designating Iran's Defense Attaché in Beijing, who has coordinated military-related procurements from the PRC for Iranian end-users, including MODAFL subsidiaries.
  • US sanctions international network over alleged aiding of Iran's missile program Press TV 06 Jun 2023 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has slapped a new round of sanctions on more than a dozen individuals and entities in Iran, China and Hong Kong over what it claimed to be supplying the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile program.

  • Chinese FM urges AUKUS, already a concern for ASEAN, not to turn the Pacific into an ocean of storms Global Times 06 Jun 2023 -- The remarks of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reflected the widespread concern of regional countries including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries over the tripartite AUKUS alliance, which undermines ASEAN's efforts to build a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Southeast Asia and risks turning the Pacific Ocean into an ocean of storms, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
  • Australia Urges US, China to Avoid Cold War-Style 'Misadventure or...Miscalculation VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- Australia has warned that protections are not in place to prevent a Cold war-style "misadventure or...miscalculation" between the United States and China. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that "the guard rails aren't in place" to prevent confrontation between the major powers.

  • China officially inaugurates embassy in Honduras Global Times 06 Jun 2023 -- China officially inaugurated its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras on Monday local time, less than three months after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Honduras following Foreign Minister of Honduras Eduardo Enrique Reina visiting Beijing in March.

  • HKSAR government applies to ban publicly playing 'Glory to Hong Kong'; an 'essential act' to secure dignity of China's national anthem Global Times 06 Jun 2023 -- Hong Kong's Department of Justice applied to the Court on Monday for a court injunction to ban unlawful acts relating to "Glory to Hong Kong" - a song linked to the anti-government riots in 2019 that has been used to instigate seditious activities - such as broadcasting the song with a seditious intention. Legal experts have said it as an important act to restore and secure the dignity of China's national anthem.
  • Hong Kong court quashes conviction of journalist who probed Yuen Long attacks Radio Free Asia 06 Jun 2023 -- In a rare ruling supporting press freedom in Hong Kong, a court overturned a conviction against investigative journalist Bao Choy, who had investigated the 2019 subway station attack by men in white T-shirts on civilians.



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