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23 August 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippine officials release footage of sea standoff, as senator pushes for inquiry Radio Free Asia 23 Aug 2023 -- A senator called Wednesday for an inquiry into how the Philippines could strengthen control of its South China Sea territory, as the coast guard released footage from a standoff between Filipino and Chinese ships in disputed waters a day earlier.
- Guatemala President-elect seeks to balance relations with China, Taiwan CNA 23 Aug 2023 -- The incoming president of Guatemala, Taiwan's diplomatic ally, said Tuesday he has no intention to alter the status of his country's diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan's official name, but that he also wants to improve relations with China as well.
- China announces live-fire drills near Taiwan CNA 23 Aug 2023 -- China's Fujian Maritime Safety Administration on Wednesday issued a no-sail order for an area close to Taiwan proper where live-fire military drills are scheduled to take place Aug. 24-25.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug.23, 2023 ROC MND 23 Aug 2023
- PLA Southern Theater Command holds fighter exercise from islet-based airfield Global Times 23 Aug 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command recently conducted a maritime strike and air-to-air combat exercise featuring newly enhanced fighter jets operating from an islet-based airfield.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 23, 2023 PRC MofA 23 Aug 2023
- Seeking Development Through Solidarity and Cooperation and Shouldering Our Responsibility for Peace PRC MofA 23 Aug 2023 -- Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping
- President Xi Jinping Held Talks with President of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa PRC MofA 23 Aug 2023 -- On the morning of August 22 local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria during his state visit to the country.
- Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation To Overcome Risks and Challenges And Jointly Build a Better World PRC MofA 23 Aug 2023 -- Address by H.E. Xi Jinping
- Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa PRC MofA 23 Aug 2023 -- At the invitation of H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, paid a state visit to South Africa on 22 August 2023.
- Putin, Xi Slam West at BRICS Summit VOA 23 Aug 2023 -- China and Russia used the second day of the BRICS Summit of emerging economies to criticize the West, while also throwing their support behind the proposed expansion of what's seen by some as an alternative power bloc.
- BRICS leaders agree on expansion, set to announce guidelines Press TV 23 Aug 2023 -- Leaders of the BRICS bloc of leading emerging economies have agreed on mechanisms for considering new members, giving dozens of interested nations a path into the organization, according to South Africa's foreign minister.
- China backs BRICS expansion, says this can make 'global governance more just' Press TV 23 Aug 2023 -- China's President Xi Jinping has called for the acceleration of the expansion of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, arguing this would help the world obtain a "more just" global governance.
- BRICS will continue talks on use of local currencies: South Africa president Press TV 23 Aug 2023 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the BRICS group of nations will continue discussions on the use of local currencies to facilitate trade and investment flows.
- China mum on Xi Jinping's absence from BRICS business forum Radio Free Asia 23 Aug 2023 -- China's foreign ministry declined to comment Wednesday after multiple media reports said President Xi Jinping stayed away from a global business summit in South Africa, sending his commerce minister instead to read out his keynote speech attacking U.S. global dominance.
- Xi calls for speedy expansion of BRICS; strategic partnership of the group to forge stronger, deeper solidarity Global Times 23 Aug 2023 -- Leaders from BRICS nations, representing a quarter of the global economy, met on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, eying expansion and deepening cooperation. Chinese President Xi Jinping said emerging countries are becoming more and more relevant in the international arena, and this summit will very much contribute to the shaping of a new global economic and political order.
- BRICS Summit President of Russia 23 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the 15th BRICS Summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 22-24.
- BRICS countries continue to strengthen cooperation amid global economic challenges: Putin People's Daily 23 Aug 2023 -- BRICS countries are continuing to deepen cooperation amid ongoing external economic challenges, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday while addressing the BRICS Business Forum 2023 via video link.
- US Seeks to Extend Science, Tech Agreement With China for 6 Months VOA 23 Aug 2023 -- The U.S. State Department, in coordination with other agencies from President Joe Biden's administration, is seeking a six-month extension of the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) that is due to expire on August 27.
- China strongly opposes US' illegal visa sanctions on officials over so-called forcible assimilation in Xizang Global Times 23 Aug 2023 -- The US needs to reflect on itself, instead of styling itself as a judge and wantonly meddling in other countries' internal affairs by wielding the big stick of "human rights," Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday after the US announced on Tuesday that it would impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials over the so-called forcible assimilation of children in boarding schools in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
- China's Xi Receives Warm Welcome on South Africa State Visit VOA 23 Aug 2023 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for an official state visit, full of pomp and ceremony, on the side of the BRICS summit on Tuesday. Xi was greeted in Pretoria with a 21-gun salute as the two countries marked 25 years of diplomatic relations.
- China In Eurasia Briefing: Why Georgia Is On China's Mind RFE/RL 23 Aug 2023
- Court dismisses appeal in National Security Law for HK violation case Global Times 23 Aug 2023 -- The Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday dismissed the appeal of a former university student who had pleaded guilty to violating the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong, which experts noted was an "instructive, authoritative, and binding" ruling that upholds the spirit of the rule of law.
- Chinese mining firm demands ransom to free Lao gold diggers Radio Free Asia 23 Aug 2023 -- A Chinese mining company in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province has detained as many as 50 villagers for illegally digging gold on their concession and is demanding a ransom for their release, sparking an outcry on social media, according to residents of the area.
- To Increase Food Security, China Expands Farmland VOA 23 Aug 2023 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has returned to emphasizing the importance of food production with a new government policy that offers subsidized land reclaimed from manufacturing sites to farmers, many of whom have migrated to large cities to improve their prospects.
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