Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 July 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China blocks prominent Tibetan lama from preaching Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2023 -- The Chinese government has canceled a Tibetan Buddhist religious event where a prominent lama was scheduled to preach, though organizers obtained permission from authorities in advance, two Tibetans with knowledge of the situation said.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.14, 2023 ROC MND 14 Jul 2023
- PLA marches toward centenary goals as units inspected by Xi safeguard territorial sovereignty, maritime rights, national unity Global Times 14 Jul 2023 -- Less than a month before the 96th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on August 1, President Xi Jinping on July 6 inspected the headquarters of the PLA Eastern Theater Command in East China's Jiangsu Province and stressed efforts to focus on the goals for the centenary of the PLA in 2027 and break new ground for theater command development and war preparedness.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 14, 2023 PRC MofA 14 Jul 2023
- Experts: China Faces Uphill Battle Brokering Peace Between Israel and Palestinians VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- China's attempt to strike peace between Israelis and Palestinians is likely to fail but could create an image that U.S. influence in the region is waning, experts said, even as Beijing is optimistic it could resurrect talks that have been stalled for nearly a decade.
- China Issues Spark Debate Over US Defense Spending Bill VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- The Biden administration and Republican lawmakers remain at odds about several China-related provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024 that passed the House of Representatives on Friday in a near-party-line vote.
- US Lawmakers Say China Using Coercive Business Practices for Economic Advantage VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers Thursday charged the Chinese Communist Party is using coercive economic practices to achieve worldwide dominance over the United States.
- Australia Urges China to Continue to Ease Trade Sanctions VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong held talks Thursday with the Chinese Communist Party's foreign affairs director, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the East Asia Foreign Ministers summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- China Begins Construction of Pakistan's Largest Nuclear Power Plant VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- Pakistan held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for what will be its largest civil nuclear power plant — constructed by China — that will contribute 1,200 megawatts of electricity daily to the national grid and is estimated to cost at least $3.5 billion.
- China's Internet Regulator Cracking Down on Grassroots Online Posts VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- China's official internet regulators are tightening control over unofficial grassroots online activities by blacklisting people who stoke hot social issues to gain followers and holding some platforms responsible for the authenticity of information in their posts.
- Exiled Hong Kong Activists Weigh Options After Arrest Warrants, Bounties VOA 14 Jul 2023 -- Exiled Hong Kong democracy activists say an intensified new campaign authorities launched this month to silence those overseas could have a chilling effect going forward. It is also forcing those in exile, they say, to consider additional precautions as security risks increase for themselves and their families still in Hong Kong.
- China conducts a 100-day 'strike hard' campaign against Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2023 -- In the latest "strike hard" campaign in Xinjiang, authorities are cracking down on any gatherings of more than 30 people and say it will last 100 days, according to Chinese media and two police officers in the region, in the latest effort to persecute the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs who live there.
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