Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 June 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Panchen Rinpoche wraps up tour of Tibet's Qamdo People's Daily 20 Jun 2023 -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po completed a 13-day tour of Buddhist and social activities in Qamdo City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- ROC Constitution does not mention 'Taiwan independence': Hou Yu-ih CNA 20 Jun 2023 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential nominee Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) said Monday that the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution, "which does not contain the phrase, 'Taiwan Independence'," is the broadest consensus of the Taiwanese people on cross-Strait issues.
- Chinese anti-submarine helicopters detected in Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 20 Jun 2023 -- A total of four Chinese military anti-submarine helicopters were detected in Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the past three days, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 20, 2023 ROC MND 20 Jun 2023
- "Taiwan independence" separatists severely damage peace in Taiwan Strait: mainland official People's Daily 20 Jun 2023 -- "Taiwan independence" separatists' collusion with external forces instigates cross-Strait confrontation, and causes severe damage to the peace in the Taiwan Strait and the interests and benefits of people on both sides of the Strait, said a mainland official Monday.
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets KMT vice chairman People's Daily 20 Jun 2023 -- Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Sunday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in the eastern city of Xiamen.
- Reports Claim China in 'Advanced' Talks to Build Training Base in Cuba Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- While China has zero combat troops in the Western Hemisphere, the United States has more than 350,000 deployed across the Pacific region, including more than 100 on Taiwan, an island it formally recognizes as being Chinese territory. Washington says it is safeguarding the "rules-based international order" by doing so.
- Fact Check: Unpacking the US 'Cuban spy base' allegation People's Daily 20 Jun 2023 -- U.S. media outlets intensified their accusations against China on June 8, 2023, alleging that a Chinese spy facility, capable of monitoring communications in the southeastern U.S., was being established in collaboration with Cuba.
- Press release on Russian-Chinese consultations on biological security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on June 20, 2023 PRC MofA 20 Jun 2023
- Federal Jury Convicts Three Defendants of Interstate Stalking of Chinese Nationals in the United States and Two Defendants of Acting or Conspiring to Act on Behalf of the People's Republic of China US Dept. of Justice 20 Jun 2023 -- Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted three defendants on multiple counts of a superseding indictment charging them with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People's Republic of China (PRC), without prior notification to the Attorney General.
- US claims to have made position clear during Blinken's Beijing visit Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2023 -- The mood was cautiously buoyant in both the U.S. and China - as well as Taiwan - that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China was the right move in "stabilizing" relations between the two superpowers that have grown increasingly precarious in recent months.
- Blinken Highlights Need for Direct Engagement in US, China Talks VOA 20 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States and China have an obligation to manage their relationship responsibly, and that he told Chinese leaders during meetings in Beijing that direct engagement is the best way to ensure disagreements do not turn into conflict.
- US urged to take actions after Blinken's visit to Beijing Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- China and the US are on the "right trail," US President Joe Biden said on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. China and the US agreed to stabilize their relations and keep communication lines open at a time when ties have plummeted to a low level.
- US urged to avoid misjudgement based on traditional trajectory of Western powers: Chinese FM Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- The US should have an objective and rational understanding of China, work with China to maintain the political foundation of China-US relations, handle contingencies calmly, professionally and rationally, and jointly manage differences, Yang Tao, director-general of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs said on Monday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken just ended his trip to China.
- World needs stable Sino-US ties, Xi says People's Daily 20 Jun 2023 -- President Xi Jinping has urged the United States to respect China, reject major-country competition and honor the positive statements and consensus made at his meeting with US President Joe Biden last year.
- Chinese, German Foreign Ministers Agree to Maintain Contacts on Ukraine Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, agreed to maintain contacts on the Ukrainian crisis during a phone call, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
- Failure to cooperate is the biggest risk facing China and Germany: Chinese Premier Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed that the biggest risk facing China and Germany is a failure to cooperate, and the biggest security threat is failure to develop. Li made the remarks in a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday.
- Beijing Welcomes Expansion of BRICS Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- China welcomes more countries joining BRICS, because the bloc is committed to strengthening the representation and voice of emerging and developing countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday, a day after Bangladesh confirmed that it had applied for membership.
- Qatar Signs Second Long-Term LNG Deal With China in Year Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- Qatari state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Tuesday signed the second long-term deal on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between the two countries in less than a year.
- Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Deal With China VOA 20 Jun 2023 -- Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal Tuesday to build what would be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in the South Asian nation.
- Payment of Russian crude oil in yuan in line with Pakistan's economic partnership with China, based on mutual trust: ambassador Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- The transaction of Pakistan's first government-to-government import of discounted Russian crude oil in Chinese yuan is in line with Pakistan's practical and broad-based economic partnership with China and is based on our strong mutual trust and win-win cooperation, Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Monday.
- China Cuts Interest Rates in Effort to Boost Flagging Economic Growth VOA 20 Jun 2023 -- Chinese commercial banks lowered interest rates on Tuesday as Beijing seeks ways to boost economic growth, which has been disappointingly slow as the country recovers from pandemic-era lockdowns and supply chain bottlenecks.
- China cuts benchmark lending rate for first time in 10 months, 'more stimulus measures in pipeline to spur recovery' Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- China on Tuesday cut the benchmark lending rate loan prime rate (LPR) in line with market expectations, ending nine months without change. It marks the third effort to bring down the nation's policy rates within a week, sending a clear signal that China is resolved to spur the still unfolding economic recovery and unleash the growth potentials amid multiple downward pressures ranging from a complex global geopolitical situation and weakening world demand.
- Detained gambling tycoon She Zhijiang faces repatriation to China Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Communist Party officials appear to be distancing themselves from detained gambling tycoon She Zhijiang, whose casinos have been linked with massive human trafficking and online scam operations in the region, and who faces imminent repatriation to China after being arrested by Thai police in August 2022.
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