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15 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Cross-Strait relations facing critical choices: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 15 Jun 2023 -- A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that relations across the Taiwan Strait are facing the choices between the paths of peace and war and between the prospects of prosperity and recession.
- DPP unjustified in impeding cross-Strait exchanges: spokesperson People's Daily 15 Jun 2023 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday lashed out at Taiwan's mainland-affairs authority for prohibiting civil groups on the island from co-hosting the upcoming 15th Straits Forum and limiting Taiwan people's engagement in cross-Strait exchanges.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 15, 2023 ROC MND 15 Jun 2023
- US aircraft carrier enters South China Sea in show of strength while Chinese naval ship visits Southeast Asian countries for friendship Global Times 15 Jun 2023 -- A US Navy aircraft carrier group is reportedly operating in the South China Sea in an obvious demonstration of US strength that aims to raise tensions in the region against China, while a Chinese naval training ship is on a goodwill tour of building the peace and friendship in Southeast Asia.
- China ready to work with world to push greater fairness, inclusiveness in global human rights governance: Xi Global Times 15 Jun 2023 -- China on Wednesday held a Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, with more than 300 scholars, officials and experts of the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations from nearly 100 countries sharing their views on how to promote human rights development amid the increasing threat of geopolitical conflicts.
- US Warns of Miscalculation With China Amid Growing Tensions VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- The United States is enhancing engagement with China as it sees the potential for miscalculation with its top competitor growing, U.S. officials said.
- US plays down chance of breakthrough from Blinken's China visit Press TV 15 Jun 2023 -- The United States has played down chances of any breakthrough from the first trip by a US Secretary of State to China in five years after China called on Washington to stop meddling in its affairs ahead of Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing next week.
- Premier Li to visit Germany, France in first overseas trip Global Times 15 Jun 2023 -- At the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French government, Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Germany and hold the seventh China-Germany inter-governmental consultation, and pay an official visit to France and attend the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact from June 18 to 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Thursday.
- EU Urges Release of Jailed Hong Kong Newspaper Founder Lai VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- The European Parliament passed a resolution Thursday calling for the immediate release of Apple Daily newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, as well as the repeal of Hong Kong's national security law, which has been used to target pro-democracy activists and China critics such as Lai.
- India and China in tit-for-tat row over journalists Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2023 -- In a slow-motion blow-up that has been underway since March, a diplomatic row between China and India over journalist visas has prompted each side to minimize the other's media presence in their territories.
- South African Police Receive Chinese Training VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- South Africa's police minister, Bheki Cele, and a delegation of senior police officials recently returned from a visit to China, where they discussed strengthening law enforcement collaboration.
- Rights Activists Say China Neglecting North Korean Refugees VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- Human rights activists and former officials are accusing Beijing of violating both Chinese and international laws, putting thousands of North Korean refugees in imminent danger.
- Banned protest anthem 'Glory to Hong Kong' pulled from global streaming services Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2023 -- which may be subject to a court injunction -- was taken down by its distributor.
- Palestinian leader supports China's Uyghur policies in joint statement Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2023 -- During his visit this week to China, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas voiced support for China's policies in the far western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations has found credible patterns of torture and ill treatment against the mostly Muslim Uyghurs living there.
- Share of Chinese yuan in Russian households' savings set to top 45%: VTB deputy CEO Global Times 15 Jun 2023 -- Savings of Russian in the Chinese yuan will increase by a factor of two and reach 88 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) this year and the share of the Chinese currency in Russian households' currency saving is estimated to be above 45 percent by the end of 2024, deputy CEO of VTB Bank Anatoly Pechatnikov said on Wednesday, according to a TASS report.
- China sees surge in lithium reserves in 2022 People's Daily 15 Jun 2023 -- China recorded a 57-percent increase year on year in its lithium reserves in 2022, official data showed Wednesday.
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