Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 July 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Cremations spiked by more than 70% during China's first COVID-19 wave in Zhejiang Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2023 -- The number of cremations carried out in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang saw a rise of nearly 73% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same quarter in 2022, according to figures posted to the provincial civil affairs department's website that have since been deleted.
- Taipei rejects 'one China' framework advocated by Terry Gou CNA 18 Jul 2023 -- Taiwan's government on Tuesday dismissed a proposal by Terry Gou (郭台銘), a potential presidential contender, that Taiwan and China should agree on a "one China framework" to ensure peace and stability.
- China slams Taiwan presidential hopeful's planned 'sneaky visit' to US, vows 'forceful' reaction Press TV 18 Jul 2023 -- China has reacted angrily to a "sneaky visit" to the United States next month by Taiwan's "separatist" top presidential candidate, vowing "forceful measures" in response to protect its territorial integrity.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.18, 2023 ROC MND 18 Jul 2023
- PLA Eastern Theater Command holds island medical air evacuation drills Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command recently conducted its first medical evacuation exercise featuring helicopters transferring the wounded from frontier islands to the mainland, a move experts said on Tuesday could lower casualties in potential island defense and amphibious landing missions.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on July 18, 2023 PRC MofA 18 Jul 2023
- Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry Meets with Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2023
- China's senior diplomat Wang Yi meets with visiting US climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi met visiting US climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, calling him an old friend and expressing hope that the US would adopt a rational and pragmatic policy toward China.
- Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry Meets with PRC Premier Li Qiang US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2023
- Kerry Says Climate Change Cooperation Could Boost US-China Relations VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Tuesday that he hopes addressing the threat of climate change can be a path of cooperation between the two countries.
- US Lawmakers Focus on Containing China's Missile Expansion VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would require the secretary of defense to develop a strategy for building "Rings of Fire" in the Indo-Pacific region to shrink the missile gap with China in concert with allies.
- China calls parties involved to protect safety of civilians after Kiev's deadly bridge attack Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- China on Tuesday called on all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to refrain from attacking civilian facilities and objects, protect the safety of civilians and abide by international humanitarian law after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack on the key Crimean bridge that killed two adults and injured one child.
- Chinese defense chief meets Kissinger; both sides urge to strengthen relations between two militaries Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu met with visiting former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in Beijing on Tuesday, during which Li said China's path of peaceful development is a blessing, not a threat, to the world, and the US should make right strategic judgment of China, according to a statement published by the Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
- Seoul Seeks Reset With Beijing Amid US-China Engagement VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- Experts say South Korea can be expected to follow up on fence-mending talks with China initiated at last week's ASEAN summit in Jakarta, but few expect a significant reduction in the diplomatic and strategic pressures that are driving them apart.
- Solomon Islands Accuse West of Pulling Funding VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- The leader of the Solomon Islands - a strategic archipelago in the Pacific - has accused Australia and other Western nations of withdrawing financial support after the country confirmed a controversial policing pact with China.
- US bill would punish enablers of Uyghur human rights violations in China Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2023 -- A bill re-introduced to Congress by two lawmakers on Tuesday would expand U.S. sanctions to include foreign companies that do business with entities identified as contributing to human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs in China's Far West.
- Investors wanted: China's economy loses its swagger Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2023 -- As President Joe Biden's top aides fly into Beijing one by one, China appears to be facing an unprecedented slowdown of its formerly spectacular GDP growth machine, leading some to conjecture that China may consider injecting some pragmatism into its foreign policy.
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