07 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News

China pays Tibetans to receive blessings from Beijing-backed Panchen Lama Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese government is paying Tibetans 100 yuan (about US$14) each to attend visits and receive blessings from the man Beijing has tapped as Tibetan Buddhism's second-most important spiritual leader behind the Dalai Lama, residents in Tibet told Radio Free Asia.

PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 7, 2023 ROC MND 07 Jun 2023

China-U.S. military near-misses may point to new Chinese 'brinkmanship' strategy Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- In the wake of two recent military near-misses - one in the Taiwan Strait and one in the South China sea - Taiwanese media and other experts suggested that the Communist Party Central Committee has ordered the People's Liberation Army to implement a new "brinkmanship" strategy.
China-Russia joint aerial strategic patrol for 1st time extended to 2nd day over West Pacific Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- The sixth joint aerial strategic patrol by the Chinese and Russian militaries was extended to a second day over the West Pacific on Wednesday, marking the first time such an operation was carried out in two phases in two directions, as China-Russia military cooperation continues to deepen, experts said.

Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Consultation on Counter Terrorism and Security Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2023 -- The first meeting of Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Consultation on counter terrorism and security was held at Directors General level on 7 June 2023 in Beijing, China. Mr. Abdul Hameed, Director General (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Bai Tian, Director General of the Department of External Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and Seyed Rasoul Mosavi, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Director General of South Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, led their respective delegations.
China Hosts Rare Counterterrorism Talks With Iran, Pakistan VOA 07 Jun 2023 -- China, Iran and Pakistan held their first trilateral counterterrorism and regional security consultations on Wednesday in Beijing.

China's largest solid propellant rocket fires 26 satellites into orbit, setting country's new record Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- China launched its largest solid propellant rocket Lijian-1 on Wednesday, successfully sending 26 satellites into preset orbit and setting the country's new record for launching multiple satellites in one go. The satellites will mainly provide commercial remote sensing information services.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 7, 2023 PRC MofA 07 Jun 2023

Reports: Blinken to visit Beijing within weeks Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing "in the coming weeks," according to media reports, but a spokesman for the State Department said that he could not confirm the travel plans.
China dismisses rumors of a Blinken visit, calling for US sincerity rather than saying one thing but doing another Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed rumors of a potential visit to China by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the near future, saying they have nothing to share on that, after a number of US media outlets have hyped an alleged official visit by Blinken to China in the upcoming weeks.

China slams UK for hyping up 'secret police stations,' urging it to stop smearing China Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- China slammed the UK on Wednesday for hyping up the so-called secret police stations rhetoric, and urged the British side to stop spreading disinformation and stop smearing China after the UK had ordered China to close its "overseas police stations" but did not reveal any illegal activity at those sites.

China expresses grave concern over destruction of Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- China is gravely concerned over the destruction in the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam and urges all parties to the conflict to abide by international humanitarian law and to do their utmost to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, said Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) at the UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday.
Media Watch: China's mixed signals on Russo-Ukrainian war Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- China's official narrative about the war in Ukraine has embraced three different themes over time that have sent conflicting signals, according to an analysis of state media reports and official foreign ministry declarations.

Fiji's prime minister says policing agreement with China under review Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- Fiji's government is reviewing a police cooperation agreement with China, the Pacific island country's prime minister said Wednesday, underlining the balancing act between economic reliance on the Asian superpower and security ties to the United States.
Fiji Revaluating Ties With China, Main US Indo-Pacific Rival VOA 07 Jun 2023 -- Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Wednesday that the island nation was reviewing an agreement on police cooperation it signed with China in 2011 that has allowed Chinese police officers to be stationed in Fiji.

2nd Chinese-backed expressway breaks ground in Cambodia Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- Cambodia broke ground on Wednesday for the second Chinese-invested expressway, which will connect the capital Phnom Penh with Bavet City in Svay Rieng province on the border with Vietnam.

Huawei has never harmed the security of any European country: Chinese FM Global Times 07 Jun 2023 -- Huawei has never harmed the security of any European country. Should the EU decide to ban Huawei, it would breach the principles of market economy, free trade and fair competition, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular briefing on Wednesday.

Downloads of protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' spike after government seeks court ban Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- Hong Kong authorities sought a court injunction prohibiting the dissemination and performance of the banned protest anthem, "Glory to Hong Kong," prompting downloads of the song to surge.

Young students brave grueling college exams amid job crisis in China Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- Police motorcades, guarded fleets of vans carrying exam papers and throngs of mask-wearing teens pouring into gymnasium halls were a common scene across China as a record number of students take the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, this week.

Chinese local gov't fiscal revenue maintains steady growth People's Daily 07 Jun 2023 -- Chinese local governments' fiscal revenue maintained steady growth in the first four months of this year, backed by supportive measures, releasing positive signals for the nation's solid economic recovery.

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