Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
30 August 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Mainland to drop pre-entry COVID-19 test requirement for cross-Strait travelers People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- People traveling to the Chinese mainland, either directly from China's Taiwan region or transiting through Taiwan, will no longer be required to take a pre-entry nucleic acid or antigen test for COVID-19 starting from Aug. 30, according to a mainland spokesperson on Tuesday.
- Analysts: US-Led Deterrence in South China Sea May Push Beijing to Become More Confrontational VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- The South China Sea has seen an increase in military activity in recent weeks.
- India Protests Chinese Map Claiming Disputed Territories VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- India said on Tuesday that it had lodged a "strong protest" with China a day after Beijing released the 2023 edition of its standard map showing Aksai Chin — an area of Kashmir mostly controlled by China — and the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh within Chinese territory.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. Aug. 30, 2023 ROC MND 30 Aug 2023
- 8th Round of Pakistan-China Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control & Non-Proliferation Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2023 -- The 8th round of Pakistan-China Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control & Non-Proliferation was held in Beijing from 29-30 August 2023. Mr. Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, Additional Secretary (Arms Control & Disarmament/Policy Planning) from Pakistan and Mr. Sun Xiaobo, Director General, Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China led their respective delegations.
- Facebook deletes thousands of accounts, citing Chinese troll army 'covert operation' Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2023 -- Facebook's parent company Meta has deleted thousands of accounts with suspected links to the Chinese government, describing them as "the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world."
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 30, 2023 PRC MofA 30 Aug 2023
- US's Gina Raimondo concludes China visit on mixed notes Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2023 -- United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wrapped up a four-day visit to China on Wednesday with remarks at a conference for women executives in Shanghai in what some commentary suggested would highlight China's increasing paucity of gender diversity in politics.
- US Commerce Secretary Wraps Up China Visit With Commitments for More Talks VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wrapped up a four-day visit to China on Wednesday in the latest move by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to stabilize commercial and trade links between the world's two largest economies.
- Readout of Secretary Raimondo's Meeting with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining US Dept. of Commerce 30 Aug 2023 -- Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining to discuss commercial sectors where the U.S. and China can promote greater cooperation based on shared interests. The Secretary encouraged Party Secretary Chen to work closely with the U.S. business community to promote transparency and the fair application of laws and regulations to ensure stability and predictability in the business environment for the U.S. and other investors. They also affirmed the importance of people-to-people ties, including through tourism and education opportunities.
- Raimondo ends 'successful and productive' China visit; sustaining stable ties critical to pave way for possible leaders' meeting in Nov Global Times 30 Aug 2023 -- US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wrapped up her "successful and productive" four-day high-stakes visit to China on Wednesday, with the visit yielding material results, including the establishment of new communication channels to seek solutions to specific business issues and support for enterprises of the two countries in carrying out pragmatic cooperation.
- China, US aim to get dialogue back on track People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- The meeting in Beijing on Tuesday between top officials from China and the United States has provided a forum for the two sides to reestablish dialogue mechanisms and help properly handle trade friction, analysts and business leaders said.
- UK top diplomat's long-awaited China visit 'necessary to recover ties' Global Times 30 Aug 2023 -- China and the UK have reengaged with each other by face-to-face talks between senior officials for the first time in five years as the British top diplomat James Cleverly visited China on Wednesday. But to what extent this can recover the overall China-UK relations depends on what the UK would do to remove obstacles for the recovery of bilateral ties, and restore communication and exchanges of all sectors.
- Foreign Secretary's meetings with China's Foreign Minister and Vice President, August 2023 UK FCDO 30 Aug 2023 -- During his visit to Beijing Foreign Secretary James Cleverly held bilateral meetings with senior Chinese government figures.
- Former deputy Party chief of NW China's Ningxia expelled from CPC, public office People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- Jiang Zhigang, former deputy Party chief of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws, the country's top anti-graft body said Wednesday.
- As Ghost Month starts in China, officials ban burnt offerings Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2023 -- Local governments across China have been clamping down on the country's folk religion, issuing bans on the burning of spirit money and other offerings during the Hungry Ghost Festival, and calling the practice "uncivilized."
- Bigger BRICS "stronger and more important," says Brazil's Lula People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- BRICS has become "more powerful, stronger and more important" since it was announced last week that more countries were joining the bloc of emerging economies, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.
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